plural emcees
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: 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
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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
Kat PettiboneExamples 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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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 May 2025
Green Day got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (May 1), with former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield serving as emcee for the ceremony in his first public appearance since suffering a massive stroke in January.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Former Arizona Diamondbacks closer and popular local celebrity Archie Bradley is a huge Grass League fan, so much so that he was tapped to emcee the Draft, introduce the musical acts and provide live, on-course commentary during the final night of competition.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Someone else compared the emcee to Stack, Michael B. Jordan’s fictional character from Sinners.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 May 2025
Green Day got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (May 1), with former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield serving as emcee for the ceremony in his first public appearance since suffering a massive stroke in January.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Verb
The event will again be emceed by Zanni Kalaydjian and co-chaired by Kathy Kassardjian and Dr. Anna Khachatrian to support charities that fight human trafficking and support homeless, orphans and refugees, locally and around the world.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Former Arizona Diamondbacks closer and popular local celebrity Archie Bradley is a huge Grass League fan, so much so that he was tapped to emcee the Draft, introduce the musical acts and provide live, on-course commentary during the final night of competition.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emcee. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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