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TelePrompTer

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Tel·e·Promp·Ter  (tl-prmptr)
A trademark used for a device employed in television to show an actor or a speaker an enlarged line-by-line reproduction of a script, unseen by the audience. This trademark often occurs in print in lowercase: "Although he was cheered loudly by most delegates, leftist hecklers and a faulty teleprompter gave him some anxious moments" (Chicago Tribune).
Teleprompter [ˈtɛlɪˌprɒmptə]
n
(Communication Arts / Broadcasting)™ the US and Canadian name for Autocue
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Teleprompter - a prompter for television performers
autocue, prompter - a device that displays words for people to read
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Translations
teleprompter® [ˈtelɪˌprɒmptəʳ] N → teleprompter m
Teleprompter® [ˌtɛliˈprɒmptər] n (US) → prompteur m
Teleprompter®
n (esp US) → Teleprompter® m
Teleprompter® [ˈtɛlɪˌprɒmptəʳ] n (Am) → gobbo
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