noun
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a person offstage who reminds the actors of forgotten lines or cues
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a person, thing, etc, that prompts
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prompter
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at prompt, -er 1
Example Sentences
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The prompter is his devoted executive officer, Maj.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
Those accounts accused Harris of making use of the prompter to answer questions from the audience, asked in English and Spanish, causing Univision producers to set the record straight late Thursday night.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
I'd like to see how she performs more off the cuff and without an ability to read from the prompter.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
Then, reading off a prompter in the back of the room, Biden turned his attention to the first soccer player honored as a Medal of Freedom recipient.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2022
With McClellan in command again there was a prompter action on his part than had been manifest throughout his Peninsula campaign.
From The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam by Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth)
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