mistress of ceremonies
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mistress of ceremonies
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Kelly Clarkson is mistress of ceremonies for the “2020 Billboard Music Awards.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2020
As the lone female soloist of “Rubies” — its dangerously commanding mistress of ceremonies — the much younger Emily Kikta was just as terrific an example of Balanchine’s view of girl power.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2018
She has been the restaurant’s greeter and mistress of ceremonies since shortly after her son, Jody Manor, bought the place 26 years ago.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2016
His re-edit of Vogue by Madonna was a dancefloor staple last year, cutting her into a fierce mistress of ceremonies.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013
I wanted to read, and requested the mistress of ceremonies to give me new books.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by F. Jordan
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