master of ceremonies
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of master of ceremonies
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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Mr. Stace is a novelist, a singer-songwriter and the master of ceremonies of Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Pap, as he liked to be called, presided as master of ceremonies.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Eschewing the standard limousine for his battered VW Beetle, Dick Cheney proved a popular and approachable master of ceremonies.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
For the uninitiated, “Cabaret” begins with a marionette-like male character named the Emcee, the omnipresent master of ceremonies of an underground Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, smiling into a warped mirror.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
Royal Brougham was the master of ceremonies, and the proceedings were broadcast live on radio.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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