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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In August 2023, Nicholson was recording promos when producers slipped a new script that Nagel had written and put on the teleprompter. Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Whatever ends up in his final speech text will be subject to the usual Trump caveat: what appears in the teleprompter isn’t always what the president says. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 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 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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