teleprompter
/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/
teleprompter noun: a device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.
Noun
teleprompter (plural teleprompters)
- A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.
- Ahem ... GRBLB BLABT UNT MIT SPEEB!! OOT PIFFOO BLABOO... [pause] Would someone please give the Teleprompter a swift kick...1984 April 20, Berkeley Breathed, Bloom County (comic)
- 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.2009 March 6, Mark Knoller, CBS News
- Synonyms:
- autocue
teleprompter meaning in Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
teleprompter in Arabic
- device that displays scrolling text
- شَاشَة الْقِرَاءَة šāšat al-qirāʔa
teleprompter in Malay
- device that displays scrolling text
- telepanduan
teleprompter in Indonesian
- device that displays scrolling text
- pengial baca, layar baca
Synonyms of teleprompter
Forms of teleprompter
| plural | teleprompters |
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Origin of teleprompter
From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer.
Words formed from teleprompter
Questions about teleprompter
- What does teleprompter mean?
- Teleprompter means a device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.
- What is teleprompter in Arabic?
- Teleprompter in Arabic is شَاشَة الْقِرَاءَة (šāšat al-qirāʔa). See Teleprompter meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is teleprompter?
- Teleprompter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce teleprompter?
- Teleprompter is pronounced /ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of teleprompter?
- The plural of teleprompter is teleprompters.
Words near teleprompter in the dictionary
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