master of ceremonies
emcee, person who leads a ceremony, announcer
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compère or an MJ for "microphone jockey", is the
host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. The MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience and generally keeps the event moving. The MC sometimes also acts as the protocol officer during an official state function.
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master of ceremonies
Noun
1. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
(synonym) emcee, host
(hypernym) entertainer
(hyponym) compere
master of ceremonies
Synonyms and related words:
AFTRA, Abbot of Unreason, DJ, Lord of Misrule, MC, anchor man, announcer, attorney, auteur, bailiff, ballyhoo man, barker, broadcaster, butler, callboy, commentator, costume designer, costumer, costumier, croupier, curator, custodian, director, disk jockey, emcee, equestrian director, exhibitor, factor, guardian, housekeeper, impresario, landreeve, librarian, majordomo, makeup man, marshal, news commentator, newscaster, playreader, proctor, procurator, producer, program director, programmer, prompter, radiobroadcaster, ringmaster, scenewright, seneschal, set designer, showman, social director, sound-effects man, spieler, sportscaster, stage director, stage manager, steward, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, toastmaster, usher, usherer, usherette
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
MAESTRO DI CERIMONIE. CERIMONIERE. PRESENTATORE [TELEVISIVO O RADIOFONICO]