Look up: prompter

1. Prompter
   Amateur companies almost always have a prompter, someone who sits in the wings (qv) and prompts the actors if they forget their lines. There is no such position in the professional theatre - pros should not forget lines! Neither should amateurs, for that matter, but it happens - so, if a prompt is n...
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2. Prompter
   A member of the musical staff who sits in a small box under the apron of the stage and cues the chorus and singers just before their entrances. Prompters are particularly welcome in European opera houses, where jet-lagged singers, who have not had the benefit of long rehearsal periods, rely on their help.
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3. prompter
   [n] - someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech 2. [n] - a device that displays words for people to read
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4. prompter
   one responsible for prompting actors during performance. Category: General
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5. Prompter
   Prompt'er noun 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.
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6. prompter
   autocue noun a device that displays words for people to read
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7. prompter
   theater prompter noun someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
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8. Prompter
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.
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9. Prompter
   A device, mechanism or camera attachment that aids a performer or speech-giver with the content of their lines. It has taken many forms and has included the simple cue card, scrolling cues depicted on a CRT (television screen) under the cameras lens, and projected scripts onto prompt screens of various designs
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10. Prompter
    The `prompter` in an opera house gives the singers the opening words of each phrase a few seconds early. Prompts are mouthed silently or hurled lyrically in a half-voice, audible (hopefully) only on stage. (This is in contrast to the prompt in a spoken-drama theater who aids actors who have forgotte...
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