How to pronounce prompter
American English pronunciation
PROMP-ter
- IPA
- /ˈpɹɑmptɚ/
- Syllables
- PROMP · ter (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What prompter means
A person offstage who whispers forgotten lines to actors
In a sentence: When Mia forgot her line, the prompter whispered it from behind the curtain.
Where it comes from: It comes from prompt, which in the theater means to feed an actor the next words, plus -er for the person who does it.
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