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questionmaster

[kwes-chuh n-mas-ter, -mah-ster] /ˈkwɛs tʃənˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər/
noun, British.
1.
quizmaster.
Origin of questionmaster
1945-1950
First recorded in 1945-50; question + master
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  • I strode on toward the stairway so fast that when I asked a question master Pory, at my side, was too out of breath to answer it.

    To Have and To Hold Mary Johnston

  • But before he could finish his question master Robin interrupted him rudely.

    The Tale of Grumpy Weasel Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for question master

question master

noun
1.
(Brit) the chairman of a quiz or panel game
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