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toastmaster

American  
[tohst-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈtoʊstˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

  1. a person who presides at a dinner and introduces the after-dinner speakers.

  2. a person who proposes or announces toasts.


toastmaster British  
/ ˈtəʊstˌmɑːstə /

noun

  1. a person who introduces after-dinner speakers, proposes or announces toasts, etc, at public or formal dinners

"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

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Etymology

Origin of toastmaster

First recorded in 1740–50; toast 2 + master

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The toastmaster for the evening is Andrew Giuliani Jr. And yes, his father and former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is also on the celebrity guest list.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Its popularization is attributed to Dr. Thomas Hayes Curtin, a coroner who was also the toastmaster of a Bronx social club's 1914 St. Paddy's celebration.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2021

“There’s no arguing,” the day’s toastmaster, Eric Likkel, told me after the meeting.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2019

Like Hope, Mr. MacFarlane is essentially a blank personality behind the facade of cynical, wisecracking toastmaster.

From New York Times • May 29, 2014

If the toastmaster assign the topic he is safe so far as that is concerned, but he must still be careful of his treatment.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

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