teleprompter

noun

tele·​prompt·​er ˈte-lə-ˌpräm(p)-tər How to pronounce teleprompter (audio)
: a device for displaying prepared text to a speaker or performer

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Rival news stations, teleprompter snafus, and bickering co-anchors who must convey a united front on-air all become fodder for gags about male reporters who appear not to take their jobs too seriously — but who take themselves absurdly so. 11. Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 There is no producer to speak of, and certainly not a teleprompter. Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024 In the last few weeks alone: MAGA influencers breathlessly spread the false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall, which the X algorithm then promoted in its trending topics as fact. Zachary Basu, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024 Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False A spokesperson for Oprah Winfrey said Harris wasn't using the teleprompter. Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for teleprompter 

Word History

Etymology

from TelePrompTer, a trademark

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teleprompter was in 1951

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“Teleprompter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleprompter. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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