emcee

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɛmˈsi/ UK /ˌɛmˈsiː/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a master of ceremonies who hosts an event

The emcee kept the awards show moving with quick jokes.

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1 noun · a master of ceremonies who... hostcomperepresenter announcer

Word family

Derived forms emceedemceeing

Etymology

A 20th-century coinage spelling out the initials M.C., abbreviation of master of ceremonies.

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

# emcee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈɛmˈsi
**IPA (UK):** ˌɛmˈsiː

## Meanings
1. a master of ceremonies who hosts an event

## Examples
- The emcee kept the awards show moving with quick jokes.

## Synonyms
- host
- compere
- presenter
- announcer

## Derived Forms
- emceed
- emceeing

## Etymology
A 20th-century coinage spelling out the initials M.C., abbreviation of master of ceremonies.

## AI Etymology
Emcee is a 20th-century coinage spelling out the initials M.C., abbreviation of master of ceremonies. The etymological value lies in the continuity between the older named form and the modern English word, even where no further internal segmentation is supplied. In present use, it is used as a noun and verb meaning "a master of ceremonies who hosts an event", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes derivatives such as emceed and emceeing, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. Its semantic neighborhood includes host, compere, presenter, and announcer, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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