English

Noun

master of ceremonies ‎(plural masters of ceremonies)

1. Someone who acts as a host at a formal event.
2. Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:

     In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.

3. (rap music, in the abbreviated form "MC" or sometimes "emcee") A rapper.

Synonyms

• MC
• emcee
• compere
• interlocuter

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