plural emcees
1
: master of ceremonies
especially
: a person who acts as host for a program of entertainment
The emcee primes the crowd and rock music pulses, bolstered by lasers and fireworks. —
Allison Glock
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: a performer of rap music : rapper
… MC Lyte, the first female hip-hop emcee to release a solo album …—Deena Zaru
Deena Zaru
emceed; emceeing; emcees
1
: to perform the role of a master of ceremonies : to act as emcee for
emceed an awards dinner
… he reports that one week after the surgery he was back emceeing at the Improv …—Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman2
: to perform rap music : rap
… [DMX's] love of hip-hop—from production to emceeing—built his name as an underground force in New York City.—Kevin L. Clark
Kevin L. Clark… [Lauryn] Hill was so wildly proficient at singing and emceeing …—Clover Hope
Clover HopeThe Hulu personality [Khloé Kardashian] followed up by emceeing her own verse, rapping, "Then my birthday is in June / And I'm gonna need you to help me make my cake, too."—Kat Pettibone
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Examples of emcee in a Sentence
Noun
acted as emcee for the evening's entertainment at the political convention
Verb
She agreed to emcee at an awards dinner.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
Many Hip-Hop fans have come to associate the rabbit as the unofficial official mascot for the 42-year-old emcee.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: Headlining the city's event will be hometown hip-hop hero Big Boi, with radio personality Ryan Cameron emceeing the festivities.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Lately, though, the Buffalo emcee and Griselda head honcho has been on an especially prolific kick, putting out the 11 EP last Halloween and DJ Drama–hosted Still Praying just a day later.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
Many Hip-Hop fans have come to associate the rabbit as the unofficial official mascot for the 42-year-old emcee.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
The evening marked Glaser’s first time hosting the awards show and the first time in history that a woman has emceed the broadcast solo.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Jan. 2025
Driving the news: Headlining the city's event will be hometown hip-hop hero Big Boi, with radio personality Ryan Cameron emceeing the festivities.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emcee. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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