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UK
/pɹˈɒmptɐ/
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NOUN
- someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
- a device that displays words for people to read
How To Use prompter In A Sentence
- So, not only are Obama''s legenday speaking skills questionable by virtue of the fact that he only speaks well when using a well-rehearsed speech on a tele-prompter. Reliable Sources: Journos spar over Obama presser question
- Great to see such interest in SP – I can see why CNN publishes her every word – Obama has nothing to say without a teleprompter. Palin ally: 'Life is not happy for her' right now
- In translation, the handprompter quitter is dumb like rocks. Think Progress » Jeb Bush: Sarah Palin lacks a ‘depth of understanding.’
- At the last minute, we decided to seat the language coach backstage as a prompter.
- AT the last rehearsal of "Joanna," Mr. Wild, the prompter, asked the author for an order to admit two friends to the boxes; and whether Mr. Cumberland was thinking of the probable proceeds of his play, or whether his anxiety otherwise bewildered him, cannot be ascertained; but he wrote, instead of the usual "two to the boxes" -- "admit _two pounds two_. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings
- Obama fails to inspire. America is no longer inspired by his flat, monotonous and often dull presidential speeches and statements delivered via teleprompter.
- The prompters, which are not permitted to put their head in front of the horse in the time trial, were Thoroughbreds hitched to sulkies who galloped behind Moni Maker.
- Even to himself he sounded like an off-camera teleprompter saying the right things at the right time. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
- This just goes to show the lack of respect this professor has for white authority, insulting this mans white mother and once again blamed his problem on race, and we have a lame president, an empty suit who needs a teleprompter, who also has deep down hatred of white people Police group: Obama should apologize
- He makes it sound as if she gave her whole speech extemporaneously without a teleprompter — and totally ignores the fact that her speech was written on index cards that she had to consult frequently. Think Progress » Fox News: Palin’s ‘Telepalmer’ Notes Were A Clever Plot To Call Attention To Obama’s Teleprompter