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- Dictionaryprompter/ˈprɒm(p)tə/
noun
- 1. a person seated out of sight of the audience who supplies a forgotten word or line to an actor during the performance of a play.
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The meaning of PROMPT is to move to action : incite. How to use prompt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prompt.
noun. a person or thing that prompts. Theater. a person who is offstage and follows a play in progress from the book, repeating missed cues and supplying actors with forgotten lines. an electronic or mechanical device for prompting a speaker or performer. prompter.
Definitions of prompter. noun. someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech. synonyms: theater prompter. see more. noun. a device that displays words for people to read. synonyms: autocue. see more.
noun. 1. a person or thing that prompts. 2. Theater. a person who is offstage and follows a play in progress from the book, repeating missed cues and supplying actors with forgotten lines. 3. an electronic or mechanical device for prompting a speaker or performer. Compare TelePrompTer. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate. 2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy. 3. To assist with a reminder; remind. 4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue. n. 1. a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
Definition of prompter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Prompter definition: A person who prompts; specif., one who cues performers when they forget their lines.
adj. performed at once or without delay: a prompt reply. quick to act or respond: [ be + ~] was prompt in answering our phone call. [ ~ + to + verb] They were prompt to deny the allegations. v. to cause (someone) to do some action:[ ~ + object + to + verb] That insult prompted him to respond.
How to use . prompter in a sentenceWhen you were standing there and realized the wrong speech was in the prompter, what was going through your mind?
prompter meaning, definition, what is prompter: someone who tells actors in a play what ...: Learn more.
