MC
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6.5
- noun
- /ɛm si/
- Formal
:
maestro de ceremonias
- Curt Ferguson is canceled so we don't have an MC for the talent show.
I will be the MC for the event.
- I will be the MC for the event.
- On stage, On stage, you know, just like being an MC of some little show.
- You see MC is not a guy who just says runs.
Examples
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That was our MC, Mel Zetz.
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Well, you can start with the MC describing the setting if you want.
Blog text (30) -
I will be the MC for the event.
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We recently caught up with the MC to hear a little bit of his story.
Blog text (22) -
You were a wedding MC, but also a funeral host.
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MC: All right, now we'll hear from the Parks Family.
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I'm an MC.
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Gotta be honest, Jennifer, you're the craziest MC I've ever seen in my life.
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As the MC, she welcomed the guests and introduced the first speaker of the evening.
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The MC of the charity gala made everyone feel comfortable and excited for the performances.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person or organization that welcomes and looks after guests at an event
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7.5
A person who hosts an event and introduces speakers or performers
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3.2
A person who gives items or announces people at a ceremony
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4.2
A person who welcomes guests and introduces speakers at a formal event
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3.2
A person who leads a show or event together with another person
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7.5
A person who introduces speakers and asks people to raise their glasses at a formal event
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5.0
A person who presents a speaker or a tool used to begin medical procedures
A person who leads a dinner, gives toasts and introduces speakers
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
MC = master of ceremonies (semi-transparent) = M + C
MC is an initialism that directly abbreviates the phrase 'master of ceremonies', so the relation to the full phrase is straightforward for learners who know that phrase. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]
Etymology
The word MC comes from the phrase master of ceremonies, where master means 'chief' and ceremony means 'formal event'. So an MC is the person who leads a formal event, introduces people, and keeps the program running, and the spoken form 'emcee' is just the letters said aloud.