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Definition of 'prompter'

noun

Someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech [syn: prompter, theater prompter]

noun

A device that displays words for people to read [syn: prompter, autocue]

From: GCIDE

Prompter \Prompt"er\, n. [1913 Webster]
1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action. [1913 Webster]
2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for this purpose in a theater. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Prompt \Prompt\ (pr[o^]mt; 215), a. [Compar. Prompter; superl. Promptest.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand, ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro forth + emere to take. See Redeem. ] [1913 Webster]
1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]
Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance. [1913 Webster]
When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt. --Ames. [1913 Webster]
3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.
Usage: Prompt, Ready, Expeditious. One who is ready is prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through an undertaking with constant promptness. [1913 Webster]