Standard Lemma guide

autocue

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • ô′tō-kyo͞o′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.təʊˌkjuː/
  • General-American: /ˈɔ.toʊˌkju/
  • Canada: /ˈɒ.toʊˌkju/
  • Australian: /ˈoː.təʉˌkjʉː/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈoː.tɐʉˌkjʉː/
  • Scotland: /ˈɔ.toˌkjʉ/
  • India: /ˈɒ.ʈoːˌkjuː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several devices that display words for a person to read aloud.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Qualifier: trademark

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teleprompter, idiot board

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a device that displays words for people to read

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prompter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: device

Narrower terms: Teleprompter

History

Etymology

From auto- + cue, originally a trademark.