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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. toast.


toastmaster British  
/ ˈtəʊstˌmɑːstə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • toastmistress noun

Etymology

Origin of toastmaster

First recorded in 1740–50; toast 2 + master

Example Sentences

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Master of Ceremonies A friend of the couple’s who is a translator and speaks Russian and English, Max Lawton, acted as the “tamada,” or toastmaster, in the Georgian tradition.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

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

FDR posed for pictures with crowds of scouts, and was toastmaster at a fried chicken dinner before returning to the city that evening.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

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

So intent was she that she hardly heard the toastmaster introducing her as the friend whom all delighted to honor.

From Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens by Eggleston, Margaret W. (Margaret White)