prompter

[promp-ter] / ˈprɒmp tər /

ADJECTIVE

early, responsive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

efficient expeditious immediate instantaneous precise punctual quick rapid speedy swift timely

STRONG

alert brisk eager instant ready smart willing

WEAK

apt on the ball on the button on the dot on the nose on time unhesitating vigilant watchful wide-awake

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delayed late later slow sluggish tardy

STRONG

apathetic lethargic unprepared unwilling

WEAK

negligent

Example Sentences

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To keep that rhythm, the prompter has to talk over the other actor’s lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Those accounts accused Harris of making use of the prompter to answer questions from the audience, asked in English and Spanish, causing Univision producers to set the record straight late Thursday night.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

I'd like to see how she performs more off the cuff and without an ability to read from the prompter.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

At one point I thought the prompter was wrong and it wasn’t.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

The cadet, standing up, got nervous when he did not know what to say, and only heard imperfectly what his prompter said.

From The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich by Drayson, A.W.