prompter
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈprɑːmp.tɚ/
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teleprompter
- Turn off the prompter.
- read the prompter
- roll the prompter
- looking at the prompter
Yes, when I take my glasses off, I can't read the prompter.
- Yes, when I take my glasses off, I can't read the prompter.
- What's funnier than watching JV Smooth read off the prompter?
- Of course, I knew it was primary day ever since I read it on the prompter right there.
- So the whole show was on monitors and we we had to half know it and half get it off the prompter.
- They said, well, that that'll can't happen on a prompter.
Examples
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During the broadcast, the news anchor relied on the prompter to read the latest updates.
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MAN: Is the prompter visible for you?
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Anything you put on that prompter, Burgundy will read.
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Carrie, was the prompter big enough?
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Rachel's lines appear on the prompter, but she does not start reading them immediately.
Fiction book (1992) -
There will be a moderator, and the questions asked will be edited by both parties so Obama will have his answers on the prompter.
Blog text (15) -
Rob, check the prompter.
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Before the performance, the actor adjusted the prompter to ensure the script was visible.
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The speaker glanced at the prompter to keep track of what to say next during the event.
Synonyms
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5.9
A screen that shows the words of a speech so a speaker can read them while looking at the camera
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6.7
A screen that shows a presenter's script during a TV or live show
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Etymology
Prompter The word prompter comes from prompt, which comes from an old word meaning 'ready' or 'to bring out'. A prompter in TV or theatre is a device that 'brings out' the words on a screen so a presenter or actor can read them smoothly.