noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

   "Ahem ... GRBLB BLABT UNT MIT SPEEB!! OOT PIFFOO BLABOO... [pause] Would someone please give the Teleprompter a swift kick..."

2. 2
   a prompter for television performers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

autocueidiot boardidiot boardprompterteleprompt

Example

More examples

"Tom read from the teleprompter."

Etymology

From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer.

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