Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The teacher or leader of a quiz-class. Compare
quiz , n., 4.
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Examples
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I suppose if it really makes you feel like more of a man to just keep your old score and pretend you're some sort of quiz-master, I can't stop you.
ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009
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If you will be quiz-master today, Mrs. Olinski, I shall return to my kitchen.
The View from Saturday E. L. Konigsburg 1996
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I've been through the mill from laboratory handy-man to assistant demonstrator, from that to demonstrator, up again to quiz-master, to substitute-lecturer, until now I'm at the head of my department.
The Dominant Dollar Lester [Illustrator] Ralph 1893
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For Derek O Brien, the celebrity quiz-master who frequents the Park Street, said, the look of the road, haunted by ghost of fire, was "terrible and depressing to say the least on a Sunday evening".
Analysis 2010
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One quiz-master comments that he has tried his best to find un-googleable questions for his quiz.
Irish Blogs Crime Scene NI 2010
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Kapoor, who shot to global fame with his role of a quiz-master in 'Slumdog Millionaire' said the film will show the world of "rich and famous" in Delhi.
The Times of India 2010
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Stephen Fry is a man of many hyphens: story-teller, stage-bolter, quiz-master, early-adapter, partner-in-crime to Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson, his former Cambridge classmates and comedy colleagues.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Elizabeth Renzetti 2010
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Mumbai, Jan 24: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was apparently the original choice for the role of quiz-master in Danny Boyle's much acclaimed flick 'Slumdog Millionaire', says that the actor doesn't regret his decision of turning down the offer.
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Questions posed by the quiz-master V.V. Ramanan tested the candidates 'intellectual and reasoning faculties.
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Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Anil Kapoor played the role of a quiz-master in Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire."
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