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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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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

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

After 10-year-old Joel answered difficult questions about history, atomic particles and mathematics, guest quizmaster Jack Benny ad-libbed, “I bet he’s 11 if he’s a day.”

From Washington Post May 15, 2020

When you are all online, I, as the quizmaster, will show you a series of ten questions, each one with four possible answers.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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