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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

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Etymology

Origin of quizmaster

First recorded in 1885–90; quiz + master

Example Sentences

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A pub quizmaster sparked a "massive whodunnit" after he outed a team for cheating on social media but refused to name them.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

I’m Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man and your weekly quizmaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 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

“Okay,” said the quizmaster, “the first question is for Sunny Brook. And since this is the final round, the degree of difficulty has gone up.”

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

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