: one who puts the questions to contestants in a quiz show
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Recent Examples on the WebThe quizmaster is an character named Chiko, who is half CGI, half live actor and is particularly hard to please. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022 Flimsy answers are likely to be ridiculed and cause the quizmaster to have a tantrum, before an expert reveals the true answer and a provides a humorous demonstration or experiment. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022 During his performance, Richard Lederer, known as San Diego Union Tribune history quizmaster and language columnist, will illuminate essential grammar, usage, and punctuation, will auction off his services to benefit the North Coast Rep. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022 In one round, the quizmasters acted out famous movie posters and tasked players with naming the film. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020 Eberhardt’s students committed the same error—except when the quizmaster was black and the contestant was white. Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS, 26 Mar. 2020 In the weeks since Britain went into lockdown, dozens of online pub quizzes have emerged to meet that need—many of them adapted by existing quizmasters across the country. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020 Teams survived five rounds of intense questioning by John Mooney, the evening's quizmaster. Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 26 Apr. 2018 Bruce Forsyth, an English entertainer, host and quizmaster whose career spanned the history of television, died on Friday at his home in London. The Associated Press, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017 See More