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emcee

noun

ˌem-ˈsē

Definition of emcee

as in announcer

a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity acted as emcee for the evening's entertainment at the political convention

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Recent Examples of emcee Joint and Williams walked out one after the other without an emcee announcing their names. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Stookey worked as a singer and emcee at the Gaslight Cafe before joining Yarrow and Mary Travers to form Peter, Paul and Mary in 1961. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 His latest project, Vanilla Sky II, finds Yates firmly established as a community leader, father, entrepreneur, and polished emcee/producer. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 23 June 2026 Viviana Barajas, the 33-year-old emcee, asked the crowd at the top of the event. — Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for emcee

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Bouncing between announcers in a booth and on the field limited the show’s momentum for what is arguably sports’ last great exhibition.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
The stadium announcer did not provide any guidance, and the big screen did not show the replay.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

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Vogue Business speaks to a host of industry insiders and career guides on how to be the one who secures it.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Ify purposefully fails those rooms to reach the final game, Bluff Box, in Room 8, where Parlor Room host Becca Scott presides over two small blue boxes.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

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