teleprompter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-teleprompter.wav /ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/

Word forms

teleprompter teleprompters

Etymology

From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer.

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