prompter (redirected from prompters)

prompt  (prmpt)

adj. prompt·er, prompt·est

1. Being on time; punctual.

2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts

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.

b. A reminder or cue.

2. Computer Science A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.

3. Business

a. A prompt note.

b. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

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[Middle English, ready, from Old French, from Latin prmptus, from past participle of prmere, to bring forth : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + emere, to take, obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

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prompter n.

prompti·tude (prmpt-td, -tyd), promptness (prmptns) n.

promptly adv.

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prompter [ˈprɒmptə]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a person offstage who reminds the actors of forgotten lines or cues

2. a person, thing, etc., that prompts

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prompter - someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech theater prompter assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
	2.	prompter - a device that displays words for people to read autocue device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" Teleprompter - a prompter for television performers

Translations

prompter [ˈprɒmptəʳ] N (Theat) → apuntador(a) m/f

prompter [ˈprɒmptə^r] n (THEATRE) → souffleur m

prompter

n → Souffleur m, → Souffleuse f; (= tele-prompter) → Teleprompter m

prompter [ˈprɒmptəʳ] n (Theatre) → suggeritore/trice

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prompter [ˈprɒmptəʳ] n (Theatre) → suggeritore/trice