MASTER OF CEREMONIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does master of ceremonies mean? 

• MASTER OF CEREMONIES (noun)
  The noun MASTER OF CEREMONIES has 1 sense:

1. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

  Familiarity information: MASTER OF CEREMONIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASTER OF CEREMONIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

emcee; host; master of ceremonies

Hypernyms ("master of ceremonies" is a kind of...):

entertainer (a person who tries to please or amuse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master of ceremonies"):

compere (British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc)

Lord of Misrule (a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration)

question master; quizmaster (the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game)

ringmaster (the person in charge of performances in a circus ring)

symposiarch; toastmaster (the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet)

Instance hyponyms:

Ed Sullivan; Edward Vincent Sullivan; Sullivan (United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974))