Standard Lemma guide

prompter

adj · noun · 6 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.

  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of prompt: more prompt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The person who does the prompting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of teleprompter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teleprompter

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One who inputs prompts to an artificial intelligence system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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: autocue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: device

Narrower terms: Teleprompter

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: theater prompter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter

History

Etymology

From prompt + -er.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُلَقِّن (mulaqqin) — person in a theater
  • Armenian: հուշարար (hušarar) — person in a theater
  • Bulgarian: суфльор (sufljor) — person in a theater
  • Catalan: apuntador — person in a theater
  • Catalan: apuntadora — person in a theater
  • Czech: nápověda — person in a theater
  • Czech: suflér — person in a theater
  • Dutch: souffleur — person in a theater
  • Dutch: souffleuse — person in a theater
  • Esperanto: sufloro — person in a theater
  • Finnish: kuiskaaja — person in a theater
  • French: souffleur — person in a theater
  • French: souffleuse — person in a theater
  • German: Souffleur — person in a theater
  • German: Souffleuse — person in a theater
  • Greek: υποβολέας (ypovoléas) — person in a theater
  • Ancient Greek: ὑποβολεύς (hupoboleús) — person in a theater
  • Hungarian: súgó — person in a theater
  • Ido: suflero — person in a theater
  • Ido: suflisto — person in a theater
  • Irish: leideoir — person in a theater
  • Italian: suggeritore — person in a theater
  • Polish: sufler — person in a theater
  • Polish: suflerka — person in a theater
  • Portuguese: ponto — person in a theater
  • Romanian: sufleor — person in a theater
  • Russian: суфлёр (sufljór) — person in a theater
  • Russian: подска́зчик (podskázčik) — person in a theater
  • Scottish Gaelic: neach-cagarsaich — person in a theater
  • Spanish: apuntador — person in a theater
  • Spanish: apuntadora — person in a theater
  • Spanish: traspunte — person in a theater
  • Spanish: apunte — person in a theater
  • Spanish: consueta — person in a theater
  • Spanish: soplador — person in a theater
  • Swedish: sufflör — person in a theater
  • Turkish: suflör — person in a theater
  • Welsh: cofweinydd — person in a theater