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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In the backstage area where the presenters are rehearsing their teleprompter readings, Julissa Bermudez, a former host of 106 & Park, sizes up his outfit. Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 15 July 2025 Host Andrew Zimmern broke from his teleprompter script to decry the inhumanity of ICE raids. Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025 These were not fancy studio productions in front of a teleprompter. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 How his marble mouth refuses to enunciate, a problem exacerbated even further when reading from a teleprompter. Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 1 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.

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