Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who proposes the toasts and introduces the speakers at a banquet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who, at a public dinner or similar entertainment, is appointed to propose or announce the toasts: in the United States he is usually the one who presides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person who presides at a public dinner or banquet, and announces the toasts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
introduces speakers , andproposes toasts at a formaldinner ; amaster of ceremonies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet
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Examples
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Some of his etymologies seem plausible: Georgian tamada 'toastmaster' from Circassian thaamáta, perhaps originally 'father of the gods'; the name of General Ermolov (who conquered part of the Caucasus for Tsar Alexander I) from Circassian yarmáhl 'Armenian' (though I'll have to check Unbegaun to see if there's a more convincing etymology).
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I haven't really mentioned it on the blog here, but I am going to be the toastmaster at MileHiCon in Denver next weekend, October 23rd through 25th.
MileHiCon, Signing Deadline, Allomantic Table, Updates mistborn 2009
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In the evening, since I'd brought a couple of boxes of stuff for the charity auction, I helped publisher and chief editor of Yard Dog and toastmaster guest, Selina Rosen out with the art + charity auction.
p_n_elrod: Da Winnah and new stuff p_n_elrod 2010
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In the evening, since I'd brought a couple of boxes of stuff for the charity auction, I helped publisher and chief editor of Yard Dog and toastmaster guest, Selina Rosen out with the art + charity auction.
Da Winnah and new stuff p_n_elrod 2010
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Guests of Honor are Eric Flint (author), Brad Foster (artist), Juanita Coulson (fan) and Toni Weisskopf (toastmaster).
Science Fiction 2010
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Each meeting has a set agenda, and members are assigned jobs such as toastmaster that night's emcee, evaluator and timekeeper.
Improving Your, Um, You Know, Public Speaking Elizabeth Garone 2011
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The toastmaster (some old gentleman from Florida) introduced him as a person with 20 years of military service, a Green
Robert William Levy 2010
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They have branches in almost every major city in the U.S. www. toastmaster.org
Arielle Ford: How to Become a Speaker to Build Your Platform 2010
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They have branches in almost every major city in the U.S. www. toastmaster.org
Arielle Ford: How to Become a Speaker to Build Your Platform 2010
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"Nobody got married in the textile business unless I was toastmaster at the stag party."
Steve North: Comedy, Then and Now: Laughing With the Legends of Stand-Up From the 1800's to 2010 2010
kknittel commented on the word toastmaster
There is Toastmasters International where you can learn to be a toastmaster in weekly club meetings.
May 10, 2009
bilby commented on the word toastmaster
We have gangerh.
May 10, 2009