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
Days later, Dody took his Instagram stories to publicly apologize to the Pulitzer-winning emcee.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Crow-Armstrong has taken on the unofficial role of bleacher emcee that Sammy Sosa perfected in the 1990s.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Someone else compared the emcee to Stack, Michael B. Jordan’s fictional character from Sinners.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 May 2025
Green Day got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (May 1), with former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield serving as emcee for the ceremony in his first public appearance since suffering a massive stroke in January.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Crow-Armstrong has taken on the unofficial role of bleacher emcee that Sammy Sosa perfected in the 1990s.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Someone else compared the emcee to Stack, Michael B. Jordan’s fictional character from Sinners.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 May 2025
Green Day got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (May 1), with former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield serving as emcee for the ceremony in his first public appearance since suffering a massive stroke in January.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emcee
Noun
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Why was senior setter Jacob Finley wearing No. 5 for Marist and why was the public-address announcer calling him Wyatt Olszewski during Friday’s state quarterfinals?—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Stewart crashed the ‘Who’s High?’ segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where announcer Lou Wilson was helping the late-night host find out which member of the public on Hollywood Blvd. was stoned.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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The tribute will feature performances from previous host, Bow Wow, as well as Amerie, B2K, Jim Jones, Mya, T.I., and more.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Virginia Tech researchers made this discovery after comparing the genomes of two distinct lineages of bed bugs – one that is suspected to have hitched a ride on a Neanderthal thousands of years ago, and another that stuck with its bat host.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
28 May 2025
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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emcee. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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