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teleprompter.

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.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/US
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.