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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Promt \Promt\ (?; 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. ]
     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.
  
              Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
              Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Any you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given
        without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as,
        prompt assistance.
  
              When Washington heard the voice of his country in
              distress, his obedience was prompt.   --Ames.
  
     3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]
  
              The reception of the light into the body of the
              building was very prompt.             --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prompter \Prompt"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or
        incites to action.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prompter
       n 1: someone who assists a performer by providing the next words
            of a forgotten speech [syn: theater prompter]
       2: a device that displays words for people to read [syn: autocue]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prompter
     Polish n.
     (lb pl television) teleprompter
     Romanian n.
     teleprompter

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  prompter
     a.
     (en-comparative of: prompt)
     n.
     (lb en theater) The person who does the prompting.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prompter
     Polish n.
     (lb pl television) teleprompter
     Romanian n.
     teleprompter

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prompter
     Polish n.
     (lb pl television) teleprompter

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prompter
     Englanti n.
     (''teatteri'') kuiskaaja

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/
  ملقّن الكلام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/ 
  суфльор
  person in a theater

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/ 
  nápověda

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/
  Souffleur , Souffleuse 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/
  
  υποβολέας

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/ 
  kuiskaaja
  person in a theater

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/ 
  1. अनुबोधन करनेवाला
        "The director himself acted as prompter in the play."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/
  podstrekač, sufler, šaptač

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/
  súgó

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  prompter /prɔmptər/
  souffleur

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prompter /ˈprɒmtə/ 
    sufler

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  prompter /prɔmptər/
  ponto

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prompter /pɹˈɒmptə/ 
  sufflör
  person in a theater

From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-deu ]

  prompter /ˈprɔ̃mptɛr/ 
  Prompter
  (telewizja, telewizyjny) urządzenie służące do wyświetlania tekstu czytanego przez prezentera telewizyjnego czy inną osobę przemawiającą publicznie lub stojącą przed kamerą;

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  prompter /ˈprɔ̃mptɛr/ 
  teleprompter
  (telewizja, telewizyjny) urządzenie służące do wyświetlania tekstu czytanego przez prezentera telewizyjnego czy inną osobę przemawiającą publicznie lub stojącą przed kamerą;

From język polski-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fin ]

  prompter /ˈprɔ̃mptɛr/ 
  teleprompteri
  (telewizja, telewizyjny) urządzenie służące do wyświetlania tekstu czytanego przez prezentera telewizyjnego czy inną osobę przemawiającą publicznie lub stojącą przed kamerą;

From język polski-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fra ]

  prompter /ˈprɔ̃mptɛr/ 
  prompteur
  (telewizja, telewizyjny) urządzenie służące do wyświetlania tekstu czytanego przez prezentera telewizyjnego czy inną osobę przemawiającą publicznie lub stojącą przed kamerą;

From język polski-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ita ]

  prompter /ˈprɔ̃mptɛr/ 
  gobbo elettronico, suggeritore elettronico
  (telewizja, telewizyjny) urządzenie służące do wyświetlania tekstu czytanego przez prezentera telewizyjnego czy inną osobę przemawiającą publicznie lub stojącą przed kamerą;

From język polski-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-jpn ]

  prompter /ˈprɔ̃mptɛr/ 
  テレプロンプター
  (telewizja, telewizyjny) urządzenie służące do wyświetlania tekstu czytanego przez prezentera telewizyjnego czy inną osobę przemawiającą publicznie lub stojącą przed kamerą;

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈpɾɔmptɐ̯/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "prompter":
     MC, abettor, actuator, aide-memoire, animator, auteur,
     ballyhoo man, barker, cajoler, callboy, coax, coaxer,
     costume designer, costumer, costumier, cue, director, emcee,
     encourager, energizer, equestrian director, exhibitor, firer,
     flapper, gadfly, galvanizer, hint, impeller, impresario, inducer,
     inspirer, jogger, makeup man, master of ceremonies, memorandum,
     mover, moving spirit, persuader, playreader, pleader, prime mover,
     producer, prompt, prompting, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder,
     ringmaster, scenewright, set designer, showman, spark, spark plug,
     sparker, spieler, stage director, stage manager, stimulator,
     tempter, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, tickler,
     usher, usherer, usherette, wheedler
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 提示台词者,激励者,唤起者;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 提示台词者,激励者,唤起者

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