toastmaster
Americannoun
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a person who presides at a dinner and introduces the after-dinner speakers.
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a person who proposes or announces toasts.
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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
He stayed on, though, as the WHCA’s leader — and set the jovial tone for its dinners as toastmaster.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023
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
As toastmaster, deliver the first after-dinner remarks drawing attention to the occasion and introducing some one to speak.
From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence
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