TelePrompTer

American  

[tel-uh-promp-ter] / ˈtɛl əˌprɒmp tər /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for an off-camera device that displays a magnified script so that it is visible to the performers or speakers on a television program.

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Teleprompter British  

/ ˈtɛlɪˌprɒmptə /

noun

1. an electronic television prompting device whereby a prepared script, unseen by the audience, is enlarged line by line for the speaker equivalent in Britain (and certain other countries) Autocue

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Example Sentences

Rachel Maddow is teaching her to use a TelePrompTer, so far with mixed results.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

There was no TelePrompTer in sight, just a notepad on a lectern edged by pink Post-it Notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2020

They claim that his only sins have been rhetorical, and such rhetoric should be forgiven because “he‘s not working off a TelePrompTer or a script fine tuned by a consultant and focus groups.”

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2016

All his doctor and dental appointments are in studio; he even proposed to his wife in studio, using a TelePrompTer.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2011

I am not sure what speech is in the TelePrompTer tonight, but I hope we can talk about the State of the Union.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson