teleprompter

noun

tele·​prompt·​er ˈte-lə-ˌpräm(p)-tər How to pronounce teleprompter (audio)
: a device for displaying prepared text to a speaker or performer

Examples of teleprompter in a Sentence

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Don’t use your presentation slides as a teleprompter or confidence monitor. William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 What is a Trump rally but a teleprompter reading of stump-speech slop, interspersed with inexplicable lorem ipsum about Hannibal Lecter and wind turbines spun up by the unknowable language model in Trump’s own head? Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024 Freshly traumatized but unable to back out of it, Skye unsettles the gala crowd by winging it when the teleprompter fails, her speech about the harrowing side of the music industry proving anything but hopeful. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024 When Broccoli and Wilson come onstage to give their acceptance speeches, Wilson goes first and reads diligently from the teleprompter. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for teleprompter 

Word History

Etymology

from TelePrompTer, a trademark

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teleprompter was in 1951

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“Teleprompter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleprompter. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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