noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/
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1
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a prompter for television performers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prompter, autocue
History
Etymology
From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شَاشَة الْقِرَاءَة
(šāšat al-qirāʔa)
— device that displays scrolling text
Catalan:
teleprompter
— device that displays scrolling text
Catalan:
apuntador òptic
— device that displays scrolling text
Catalan:
teleapuntador
— device that displays scrolling text
Chinese Mandarin:
提字器
(tízìqì)
— device that displays scrolling text
Chinese Mandarin:
提詞器 /提词器
(tícíqì)
— device that displays scrolling text
Finnish:
teleprompteri
— device that displays scrolling text
French:
prompteur
— device that displays scrolling text
French:
télésouffleur
— device that displays scrolling text
French:
téléprompteur
— device that displays scrolling text
German:
Prompter
— device that displays scrolling text
Hungarian:
súgógép
— device that displays scrolling text
Indonesian:
pengial baca
— device that displays scrolling text
Indonesian:
layar baca
— device that displays scrolling text
Irish:
uathleideoir
— device that displays scrolling text
Italian:
gobbo elettronico
— device that displays scrolling text
Italian:
suggeritore elettronico
— device that displays scrolling text
Japanese:
プロンプター
(puronputā)
— device that displays scrolling text
Japanese:
テレプロンプター
(terepuronputā)
— device that displays scrolling text
Korean:
텔레프롬프터
(tellepeurompeuteo)
— device that displays scrolling text
Malay:
telepanduan
— device that displays scrolling text
Polish:
prompter
— device that displays scrolling text
Portuguese:
teleponto
— device that displays scrolling text
Portuguese:
teleprompter
— device that displays scrolling text
Russian:
телесуфлёр
(telesufljór)
— device that displays scrolling text
Russian:
телепро́мптер
(teleprómptɛr)
— device that displays scrolling text
Russian:
телепро́мтер
(teleprómtɛr)
— device that displays scrolling text
Serbo-Croatian:
блѐсиметар
— device that displays scrolling text
Serbo-Croatian:
blèsimetar
— device that displays scrolling text
Spanish:
teleprónter
— device that displays scrolling text
Spanish:
teleapuntador
— device that displays scrolling text
Spanish:
autocue
— device that displays scrolling text
Swedish:
teleprompter
— device that displays scrolling text
Ukrainian:
суфле́р
(suflér)
— device that displays scrolling text
Welsh:
teleweinydd
— device that displays scrolling text
