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emcee

[ em-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, em·ceed, em·cee·ing.

, em·ceed, em·cee·ing.

emcee

/ ˌɛmˈsiː /

Origin of emcee¹

1935–35, Americanism; spelling form of the abbreviation MC ( def ) or M.C. ( def )

Origin of emcee¹

C20: from the abbreviation MC

At the same time she moonlighted for 11 years as the emcee of the Disney-syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Alan Cumming shimmered darkly and brilliantly as the emcee in the Cabaret performance.

The idea, presumably, is that booking a “big” name to emcee a reality-TV show will bring in more viewers.

Lloyd Grove hits up the after parties to see what the other stars thought of the edgy emcee.

As the music started up, Patsy proved the emcee and her father right.

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