master of ceremonies

master of ceremonies

noun
a person who directs the entertainment at a party, dinner, nightclub, radio or television broadcast, or the like, acting as host and introducing the speakers or performers.
Origin:
1655–65

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master of ceremonies
 
—n
MC a person who presides over a public ceremony, formal dinner, or entertainment, introducing the events, performers, etc

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