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quizmaster

American  
[kwiz-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈkwɪzˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.


quizmaster British  
/ ˈkwɪzˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. a person who puts questions to contestants on a quiz programme

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of quizmaster

First recorded in 1885–90; quiz + master

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It’s worth putting on in the background if you’re tasked with being a Christmas trivia quizmaster.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

“You’ll never win. Once the quizmaster had to split a group of young ones up, saying, ‘There’s seven master’s degrees at that table.’

From Slate Oct. 22, 2021

Bialik, a neuroscientist and actress who appeared on CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory,” stepped in as quizmaster after Richards’s exit.

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2021

Humphrys, who took on the quizmaster role in 2003, said he did not envy his successor - adding Mastermind was a show you tinkered with "at your peril".

From BBC Feb. 6, 2021

Max Myer, the meteorologist at one of the local TV stations, was checking himself in a hand mirror, prepping and primping to be the celebrity quizmaster.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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