theater prompter
- noun
- /ˈθiːətər ˈprɒmptə/
- US
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sugeridor
- The theater prompter sat in the wings, ready to help if anyone forgot their lines.
Examples
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Traditionally, a theater prompter would be hidden from view but close enough to be heard by the cast.
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During the performance, the theater prompter whispered a forgotten line to the nervous actor.
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The theater prompter helped the actor remember his lines.
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During the performance, the theater prompter whispered the next line.
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During the performance, the theater prompter whispered a forgotten line to the nervous actor.
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The theater prompter sat in the wings, ready to help if anyone forgot their lines.
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Traditionally, a theater prompter would be hidden from view but close enough to be heard by the cast.
Synonyms
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6.0
A person offstage who whispers forgotten lines to performers during a live show
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'prompter' already denotes a stage worker who supplies missing lines and 'theater' simply specifies the performance domain, so a learner who knows both words can infer the exact role. This noun–noun formation is a common, predictable pattern cross-linguistically, making the meaning readily accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Theater prompter comes from a simple stage picture: a prompter sits just out of sight in the theater and quietly whispers forgotten lines to actors. That's why it means 'a person who helps performers by quietly giving forgotten lines or cues'.