prompter

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English

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Etymology

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From prompt +‎ -er.

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Adjective

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prompter

  1. comparative form of prompt: more prompt

Noun

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prompter (plural prompters)

  1. (theater) The person who does the prompting.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Success”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 79:
      The loud ringing of the prompter's bell made her spring suddenly away; and two of his companions, each taking an arm, hurried him away also. How glad would he have been to have left the party: his thoughts were in a tumult; duties and inclinations warred together—nay, his very sense of right was confounded.

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Polish

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Noun

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prompter m inan

  1. (television) teleprompter
    Synonym: teleprompter

Further reading

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  • prompter in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • prompter in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English prompter.

Noun

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prompter n (plural promptere)

  1. teleprompter

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