noun
teleprompter
TEH-luh-prahmp-tuhr
Teleprompter (noun) means a screen near a camera that scrolls a script so a speaker can read it while appearing to talk naturally to the audience. Example: “The news anchor read the headlines straight off the teleprompter.”
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A screen near a camera that scrolls a script so a speaker can read it while appearing to talk naturally to the audience.
"He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern."
— Mark Knoller, CBS News (2009)
"The news anchor read the headlines straight off the teleprompter."
"Politicians often use a teleprompter for major speeches."
How to use teleprompter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe scrolling-script screen that lets someone on camera read their lines while looking at the audience.
Common pairings
read off the teleprompter
use a teleprompter
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Etymology
From tele- and prompter; originally a trademarked name, TelePrompTer, that became a generic term for the device.
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What does “teleprompter” mean?
The word “teleprompter” means a screen near a camera that scrolls a script so a speaker can read it while appearing to talk naturally to the audience. In plain terms, the scrolling-script screen that lets someone on camera read their lines while looking at the audience.
How do you pronounce “teleprompter”?
“Teleprompter” is pronounced TEH-luh-prahmp-tuhr (/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/ in IPA).
How do you use “teleprompter” in a sentence?
Here is “teleprompter” used in a sentence: “The news anchor read the headlines straight off the teleprompter.”
What part of speech is “teleprompter”?
“Teleprompter” is a noun.
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