compere vs emcee

compere and emcee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compere	Yes	No	Yes	No
emcee	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, emcee is a hypernym of compere; that is, emcee is a word with a broader meaning than compere:

compere: British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc
emcee: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

Other hypernyms of compere include host, master of ceremonies.

As verbs, compere and emcee are synonyms defined as:

compere (noun)	emcee (noun)
British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc	a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

compere (verb)	emcee (verb)
act as a master of ceremonies	act as a master of ceremonies