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.

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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

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Example Sentences

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quizmaster

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

“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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