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
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: 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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EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The birthday bash occurred at New York City’s Ci Siamo restaurant, and DJ Suss One was the emcee for the event.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Killer Mike will deliver a speech while Jimmy Jam emcees the event.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Women have previously been partnered up to host the Globes, with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey serving as the first female duo to serve as the ceremony’s emcees in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2021.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The birthday bash occurred at New York City’s Ci Siamo restaurant, and DJ Suss One was the emcee for the event.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
While emceeing the Melanoma Research Foundation's 23rd Annual New York City Gala on Thursday, Oct. 24, the former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member, 43, opened up about how Richards, 55, played an essential role in her melanoma journey.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Killer Mike will deliver a speech while Jimmy Jam emcees the event.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emcee. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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