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prompter

prompter is the comparative form of prompt.

Noun

prompter (plural prompters)

  1. The person who does the prompting.
    • The loud ringing of the prompter's bell made her spring suddenly away; and two of his companions, each taking an arm, hurried him away also. How glad would he have been to have left the party: his thoughts were in a tumult; duties and inclinations warred together—nay, his very sense of right was...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Success”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 79
  2. Synonym of teleprompter.
    Synonyms:
    teleprompter
  3. One who inputs prompts to an artificial intelligence system.

Meaning of prompt

Adjective

prompt (comparative more prompt, superlative most prompt)

  1. Quick; acting without delay.
    • He was very prompt at getting a new job.
    Synonyms:
    hasty
  2. On time; punctual.
    • Be prompt for your appointment.
  3. (archaic) Ready; willing to act.
    • Tell him, I am prompt / To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.1623, William Shakespeare, Antony & Cleopatra, act 3, scene 8
    Synonyms:
    good to go, yare
  4. Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
    • When physical crude oil transactions are priced, they are usually marked to the prompt month futures contract. The prompt month futures contract is the next futures contract to settle.2013 July 5, Davis W. Edwards, Energy Investing DeMystified: A Self-Teaching Guide, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 19

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Synonyms of prompter

Forms of prompter

pluralprompters

Origin of prompter

From prompt + -er.

Words formed from prompter

Questions about prompter

What does prompter mean?
Prompter means the person who does the prompting.
What is prompter the comparative form of?
Prompter is the comparative form of prompt.
What part of speech is prompter?
Prompter is a noun.
What is the plural of prompter?
The plural of prompter is prompters.

Words near prompter in the dictionary

  1. promptable
  2. promptard
  3. promptbook
  4. promptbooks
  5. prompted
  6. prompter
  7. prompter's box
  8. prompters
  9. promptest
  10. prompting
  11. promptingly

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