master of ceremonies
noun phrase
1
: a person who determines the forms to be observed on a public occasion
2
: a person who acts as host at a formal event
3
: a person who acts as host for a program of entertainment (as on television)
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America's most famous-ish cheater joins 20 other contestants for a third outing of Peacock's Emmy-winning series, with the players announced by the master of ceremonies himself, Alan Cumming.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 June 2024
Mauer and fellow inductees Adrian Beltré and Todd Helton will be introduced by a master of ceremonies.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 June 2024
The keynote speaker is Mark LaRosa, president and chief culinary officer of LaRosa’s Inc. and master of ceremonies is Pete Scalia, host of WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2024
The Kit Kat Club’s master of ceremonies is a kind of Mephistopheles, and also—if an actor really nails it—a sinister mirage of ambiguity.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
On August 13, 1501, the statue spoke his first words, as recorded in the Latin diary of Johann Burchard, master of ceremonies at the papal court.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
McDaniel’s innovation and entrepreneurship faculty adviser and economics and business administration lecturer Kathleen Pratt will serve as master of ceremonies.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024
The 22 best reality shows on Netflix EW can exclusively reveal that Ari Shapiro of NPR’s All Things Considered will be the new Mole master of ceremonies.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 May 2024
Bob Hope holds the record for the most times as the Oscars' master of ceremonies at 19, but hosts now rarely return to emcee after their first or second time.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 June 2024
Mauer and fellow inductees Adrian Beltré and Todd Helton will be introduced by a master of ceremonies.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 8 June 2024
The keynote speaker is Mark LaRosa, president and chief culinary officer of LaRosa’s Inc. and master of ceremonies is Pete Scalia, host of WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2024
The Kit Kat Club’s master of ceremonies is a kind of Mephistopheles, and also—if an actor really nails it—a sinister mirage of ambiguity.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
On August 13, 1501, the statue spoke his first words, as recorded in the Latin diary of Johann Burchard, master of ceremonies at the papal court.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
McDaniel’s innovation and entrepreneurship faculty adviser and economics and business administration lecturer Kathleen Pratt will serve as master of ceremonies.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024
The 22 best reality shows on Netflix EW can exclusively reveal that Ari Shapiro of NPR’s All Things Considered will be the new Mole master of ceremonies.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 May 2024
Bob Hope holds the record for the most times as the Oscars' master of ceremonies at 19, but hosts now rarely return to emcee after their first or second time.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024
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