emceen.

Forms: also (erron.) emsee.

Etymology: Representing the pronunciation of MC n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: emˈcee.

slang (originally U.S.).

Master of Ceremonies, the introducer of a show or other form of entertainment.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > compère

chairman1836

commère1904

compère1914

conferencier1927

emcee1933

1933 B. J. Chipman Hey Rube! 194/1 Emsee, Master of Ceremonies.

1938 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 2 Apr. 8/2 The emcee introduces the guest artists.

1940 Variety 24 July 34 Emcee announcer.

1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz vii. 227 He spent three years..in vaudeville as singer, dancer and emcee.

1964 Listener 27 Aug. 319/3 Emcee Steve Race knows his subject from the inside..and he gives Jazz 625 an air of mature authority.

Derivatives

emcee v. transitive and intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (intransitive)] > compère

compère1933

emcee1937

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (transitive)] > compère

compère1933

emcee1937

1937 Hollywood Citizen (Los Angeles) 14 Sept. Leon Errol..will emcee for the occasion.

1948 Variety 25 Aug. 2/1 George Jessel emceed that event.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	emcee
释义	emceen. Forms: also (erron.) emsee. Etymology: Representing the pronunciation of MC n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: emˈcee. slang (originally U.S.). Master of Ceremonies, the introducer of a show or other form of entertainment. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > compère chairman1836 commère1904 compère1914 conferencier1927 emcee1933 1933 B. J. Chipman Hey Rube! 194/1 Emsee, Master of Ceremonies. 1938 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 2 Apr. 8/2 The emcee introduces the guest artists. 1940 Variety 24 July 34 Emcee announcer. 1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz vii. 227 He spent three years..in vaudeville as singer, dancer and emcee. 1964 Listener 27 Aug. 319/3 Emcee Steve Race knows his subject from the inside..and he gives Jazz 625 an air of mature authority. Derivatives emcee v. transitive and intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (intransitive)] > compère compère1933 emcee1937 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (transitive)] > compère compère1933 emcee1937 1937 Hollywood Citizen (Los Angeles) 14 Sept. Leon Errol..will emcee for the occasion. 1948 Variety 25 Aug. 2/1 George Jessel emceed that event. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1933
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