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 Richard Kind will return as Mulaney’s sidekick and emcee. Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025 Arnold also served as emcee at various events at Vanguard, where his wife of 63 years, Dixie, was chair of the Liberal Studies department for many years. Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025 The finalists and attendees will be led through the day’s events by emcee, entrepreneur, and former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones. The Editors, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025 The group was led by church member Rick Ryland, who was the 2017 ceremony’s emcee. Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emcee
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Noun
  • Our story on things announcers can and can’t say at the Masters, again.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • As for the announcers, Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson will call the championship game for the second year in a row, per the NCAA.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Because cicadas go underground for over a decade, that requires their host tree to be around for that long too.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The adoption of renewable energy for a host of sectors that are harder to decarbonize, like the production of steel and cement, will eventually lead to the end of utilization of fossil fuels to power those supply chains as well, Lenox said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025

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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emcee. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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