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Meanings of compère in English

Russian
эм си
Portuguese
mestre de cerimônias
Spanish
maestro de ceremonias
Catalan
mc

Official host of a staged event or similar performance.

        Related terms
        эм си
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        Examples for "mc"
        Examples for "mc"
        1
        McVey told Sky News: I believe parents know best for their children.
        The Guardian
        2
        Conclusion: An important proportion of non HCV-related type II MC remains essential.
        Pubmed
        3
        McIlveen said: I do believe that his position is becoming increasingly untenable.
        The Guardian
        4
        Methods: Cases of four adult patients with FSGS and MC are reported.
        Pubmed
        5
        Meanwhile, the Mc v D case is due back in court today.
        The Irish Times
        1
        Mobb Deep emcee Prodigy has passed away at the age of 42.
        Ebony
        2
        An emcee regaled the audience with a rap to a pounding backbeat.
        Wired
        3
        Veteran hip hop emcee, The Lady of Rage, has reportedly been hospitalized.
        Ebony
        4
        But not only is Hammami a fake thug, he's a fake emcee.
        Wired
        5
        But, there was also a contemplative thinker inside the heavy emcee.
        Ebony
        1
        Her speculations were interrupted by the voice of the master of ceremonies:
        O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
        2
        He was the master of ceremonies at a number of presidential installations.
        The Irish Times
        3
        This did not escape the cunning eye of the master of ceremonies.
        Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
        4
        A disturbance, and the master of ceremonies came on, his suit rumpled.
        Iron Council
        5
        He was, of course called upon to officiate as master of ceremonies.
        Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
        Usage of compère in English
        1
        I believe, though I cannot be certain, that the compère was Wilfrid Pickles.
        The Meaning of Witchcraft
        2
        We trammelled kings can never go free of policy-ey, my compère of England?
        Chivalry: Dizain des Reines
        3
        The compère stubbed out a cigarette on the floor.
        Voices
        4
        The compère walked onto the stage with a cigarette in his hand, but did not know what to do.
        Voices
        5
        He was the compère.
        The Guardian
        6
        She cut the sound of screaming when, after the ETV compère of the show had finished his narrative, her own lecture began.
        Zero Point
        7
        At five minutes to eight, a man dressed in a white tuxedo appeared at George's side and said, Hi, I'm Vince, the compère.
        Paths of glory
        8
        'The compère doesn't come on until after the first song.
        Voices
        9
        Fun fact: Compère Lapin is the first New Orleans restaurant to receive the prestigious Spirited Award by the Tales of The Cocktail Foundation.
        Jamaica Observer
        10
        The Brussels-born sculptor Jean-Henri Compère said he wanted the work to evoke hope and pay tribute to public resilience in the face of the attacks.
        The Guardian