master of ceremonies
noun phrase
1
: a person who determines the forms to be observed on a public occasion
2
: a person who acts as host at a formal event
3
: a person who acts as host for a program of entertainment (as on television)
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Earlier this month, PEOPLE exclusively revealed that RuPaul's Drag Race winner and The Traitors breakout Bob the Drag Queen will join the show, as master of ceremonies Harold Zidler.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Hall of Fame broadcaster Sam Rosen will return to The Garden to serve as master of ceremonies for the on-ice portion of select theme nights throughout the season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Kiwanian Chris Bertolero, the event’s master of ceremonies, announced a special feature aboutmidway through the show as two San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies arrived with a K9demonstration that featured Argo, a dog specially trained to sniff out narcotics.
—Maureen Robertson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
So where his opening sketch might have traditionally given way to a stand-up monologue, Bargatze opted to forgo it and cut straight to his logistical duties as master of ceremonies.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Hall of Fame broadcaster Sam Rosen will return to The Garden to serve as master of ceremonies for the on-ice portion of select theme nights throughout the season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Kiwanian Chris Bertolero, the event’s master of ceremonies, announced a special feature aboutmidway through the show as two San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies arrived with a K9demonstration that featured Argo, a dog specially trained to sniff out narcotics.
—Maureen Robertson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
So where his opening sketch might have traditionally given way to a stand-up monologue, Bargatze opted to forgo it and cut straight to his logistical duties as master of ceremonies.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for master of ceremonies
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“Master of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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