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
- underprompter noun
Etymology
Origin of prompter
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; prompt, -er 1
Example Sentences
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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
I'd like to see how she performs more off the cuff and without an ability to read from the prompter.
From BBC
“Now they’re back safely in their joke holes, doing what they do best: making my prompter word screen full of good and haha.”
From Los Angeles Times
The performances were longer than time allotted in recent years and the presenters or winners didn’t use prompters.
From Seattle Times
Diesel even mocked the script rolling across the prompter that Universal had put together for the actor to read about the movie.
From Los Angeles Times
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