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toast⋅mis⋅tress

  [tohst-mis-truhs]
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–noun
a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
Origin:
1920–25; toast 2 + mistress

Usage note:
See -ess.
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toast·mis·tress   (tōst'mĭs'trĭs)   
n.  A woman who proposes the toasts and introduces the speakers at a banquet.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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