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

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Huang doesn’t need a teleprompter because his mind is the teleprompter. Carmine Gallo, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Also the way the presenters were, uh, presented, with their backs to most of the audience and trying to read teleprompters, awkwardly in many cases, just felt disconnected and an odd choice that shouldn’t be repeated. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025 Who writes the teleprompter is a big question for these [media-celebrity] characters. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025 The trio stand together awkwardly and read their lines off the teleprompter clumsily. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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