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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“I’ve had a hip replacement but I’m full of beans and I’m full of zest, but this is just a prompter to say ‘come on you’ve got more to do now’,” he said.

From Seattle Times

He would read anything that was on the prompter, and he delivered the jokes really well.

From New York Times

“I’m much more likely to mess up and have to retake something, lose the rhythm of a joke or even just misread the prompter without an audience there.”

From Washington Post

"Elton John was born in the USA. He and his collaborator Bernie Sanders worked and lived together in an apartment that his partner, David, furnished," Martin joked while reading from the prompter.

From Fox News

"A prompter response from the ambulance service may have led to a different outcome but I can't be certain," he wrote in a statement.

From BBC