Definition

Noun: - The host or chairman of a radio or TV quiz show or panel game: A person who asks the questions, manages the game's flow, and often interacts with the contestants or panelists.

Usage

The term "question master" is used to identify the central figure who officiates a quiz or panel game program. This person is responsible for posing questions, judging answers, and ensuring the rules are followed.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The show's success depends heavily on the charisma of its question master.
  • As the question master, her role is to keep the quiz moving at a brisk pace.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the question master's chair": to be acting as the host or presenter of a quiz.
  • He felt nervous the first time he was in the question master's chair for a live broadcast.

Variants and Related Words

• Quizmaster (n): A direct synonym for "question master," especially common in American English.
  • The quizmaster revealed the final answer to the studio audience.

Synonyms

• Host: The presenter of a television or radio program.
• Emcee (MC): A master of ceremonies; someone who hosts an event.
• Moderator: A person who presides over a debate or discussion.

Related Phrases

• To take on the role of question master: To assume the position of host for a quiz.
  • She was asked to take on the role of question master for the charity quiz night.

Noun

1. the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game