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Meanings of compere in English

Catalan
presentar
Spanish
presentar

Act as a master of ceremonies.

presentar
Synonyms
Examples for "emcee"
Examples for "emcee"
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
Usage of compere in English
1
How about comedian and actor Brendan Dempsey, our compere for the night?
The Irish Times
2
He should have been a compere at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.
The Guardian
3
The newly redundant Brexit Party MEP and compere Richard Tice takes to the stage.
The Irish Times
4
Pictured is compere Kate Mead from Radio New Zealand Concert.
Radio NZ
5
And two - the compere and I will improvise a kind of buddy double-act.
The Guardian
6
The compere encouraged him and, if falteringly, Bishop was off.
The Guardian
7
At the first club, the compere's introduction was pretty short, because of pressure of time.
The Guardian
8
A job as compere at the Northern Sporting Club on the Rochdale Road suited him better.
The Guardian
9
As compere, it looks like you're the host and the whole production is somehow your responsibility.
The Guardian
10
Actor Ben Stiller will compere, and guest presenters include Puff Daddy, Natalie Imbruglia and Missy Elliot.
The Irish Times
11
John's compere character was Bernard Righton, his politically correct Bernard Manning, very of its time and incredibly funny.
The Guardian
12
Jimmy Kimmel will return to hosting duties after the Emmys opted to go without a compere in 2019.
Radio NZ
13
With his wraparound sunglasses, back-to-front cap and comedy red nose, he could be a compere, or children's entertainer.
The Irish Times
14
His talent as a quick-thinking compere was later to be put to a radically different use, as a barrister.
The Irish Times
15
As compere, I have to be chirpy all evening, and as it turns out the audience is nice enough.
The Guardian
16
It was like watching a TV show, with Puffy as the compere, choreographer, producer and sponsor rolled into one.
The Irish Times
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Translations for compere
Compere through the time