variants
or compère
chiefly British
: the master of ceremonies of an entertainment (such as a television program)
variants
or compère
compered or compèred; compering or compèring
chiefly British
: to act as compere for
chiefly British
: to act as a compere
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Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2018
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For Pugh’s night of extravaganza, Matyouz LaDurée compered the dance-off and Loffe Ninja of the Swedish House of Ninja worked the turntables.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2018
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“Compere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compere. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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