emcee

[em-see]

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noun

master of ceremonies.

verb (used with object), em·ceed, em·cee·ing.

to act as master of ceremonies for.

verb (used without object), em·ceed, em·cee·ing.

to act as master of ceremonies.

Origin of emcee

1935–35, Americanism; spelling form of the abbreviation MC or M.C.

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British Dictionary definitions for emceed

emcee

noun

a master of ceremonies

verb -cees, -ceeing or -ceed

to act as master of ceremonies (for or at)

Word Origin for emcee

C20: from the abbreviation MC

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Word Origin and History for emceed

emcee

1933, abbreviation of M.C., for master of ceremonies, a phrase attested from the 1660s.