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Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend.
Alphonsus Liguori

Meaning of "prompter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROMPTER

prompter  [ˈprɒmptə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROMPTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prompter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROMPTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prompter

Prompter

The prompter in an opera house gives the singers the opening words of each phrase a few seconds early. Prompts are mouthed silently or hurled lyrically in a half-voice, audible only on stage. Opera prompters are traditionally housed in a stuffy wooden box at the center-front edge of the stage, above the orchestra pit. They are visible to the performers and no one else. Technology has brought cool air and small display screens, among other advances, to support their work. Effective prompting can be a challenge. The American prompter Philip Eisenberg recounts the story at a Maria Callas performance when she needed louder prompts. The famed diva swooped down in a curtsy right in front of the prompter’s box and — mid-curtsy, unnoticed by the audience — gave the Italian command "più forte!" to her boxed colleague. Prompters attend all rehearsals, mark up any adjustments or clarifications to the score, and generally "prepare" singers for a role. Their profile is low, and opera program books often credit them only under "musical preparation" or some similar moniker.

Definition of prompter in the English dictionary

The definition of prompter in the dictionary is a person offstage who reminds the actors of forgotten lines or cues. Other definition of prompter is a person, thing, etc, that prompts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROMPTER


accepter
əkˈsɛptə
acceptor
əkˈsɛptə
adaptor
əˈdæptə
attempter
əˈtɛmptə
captor
ˈkæptə
chapter
ˈtʃæptə
copter
ˈkɒptə
descriptor
dɪˈskrɪptə
Gupta
ˈɡʌptə
helicopter
ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə
interceptor
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interruptor
ˌɪntəˈrʌptə
pre-emptor
prɪˈɛmptə
raptor
ˈræptə
receptor
rɪˈsɛptə
scepter
ˈsɛptə
sculptor
ˈskʌlptə
sumpter
ˈsʌmptə
Teleprompter
ˈtɛlɪˌprɒmptə
Tempter
ˈtɛmptə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROMPTER

promotions director
promotions manager
promotive
promotiveness
promotor fidei
prompt
prompt box
prompt note
prompt side
promptbook
prompting
promptitude
promptly
promptness
promptuary
prompture
promulgate
promulgation
promulgator
promulge

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROMPTER

adapter
adopter
compter
corrupter
diopter
disrupter
early adopter
graphics adapter
gyrocopter
intercepter
interrupter
lithotripter
opter
ornithopter
peripter
police helicopter
scripter
subchapter
the Tempter
upter

Synonyms and antonyms of prompter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROMPTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prompter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of prompter

Translation of «prompter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROMPTER

Find out the translation of prompter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prompter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prompter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

提词
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apuntador
570 millions of speakers

English

prompter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रोत्साहक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحاض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суфлер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prompter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্বোধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

souffleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prompter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Souffleur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロンプター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프롬프터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prompter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người khuyên bảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதவுபவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रिम्पटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suflör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suggeritore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sufler
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суфлер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sufleur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποβολέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

souffleur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prompter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sufflør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prompter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMPTER»

The term «prompter» is normally little used and occupies the 112.697 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROMPTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prompter

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QUOTES WITH «PROMPTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prompter.
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Alphonsus Liguori
Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROMPTER»

Discover the use of prompter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prompter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shakespeare as Prompter: The Amending Imagination and the ...
Prompting is the thematic thread that pervades the pages of this book.
Murray Cox, Alice Theilgaard, 1994
2
The Prompter
There's no way hyperactive Robin can play a part in the school production of Peter Pan. Or is there? For Robin's amazing memory gets him the job of prompter - and eventually a starring role that leads to a hilarious performance.
Chris d'Lacey, 2011
3
The narrator, the expositor, and the prompter in European ...
This book examines the role of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the players.
Philip Butterworth, 2008
4
The sociable, or, One thousand and one home amusements: ...
Prompter (talking off). Mr. , Mr. , the stage is waiting. Dick (talking off). Why didn't you tell me before ? It's your fault. Prompter (talking off). No it ain't. Enter Dick Calmleigh. Dick (looking off towards Prompter). Yes it is. (To Wigley.) So Charles is ...
George Arnold, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress), 1858
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Diprose's Standard Song Book and Reciter. (Comic and ...
A KEY 10 THE PROMPTER'S BOX. \Vritten and composed by W. H. EBURNE, of the Adelphi Theatre. \Vhen the Prompter is “ Boxed,” in his magical “ Box." Approach near that sanctum who dare, Like a Jack-in-the-box. All our efforts he ...
John Diprose, 1870
6
THE SUITORS
Little John. Ah, your honor, we know what politeness requires. Dandin. Then do not put your hals on. Little John, putting on his hat. Gentlemen — (to the Prompter ) you, softly ; I know the commencement best. Gentlemen, when I regard carefully  ...
JEAN RACINE, 1862
7
"Drifting About"; Or, What "Jeems Pipes, of Pipesville," ...
Barbarians you fool — rushed like a Torrent down upon the hills, Sweepin our flocks and hers — Prompter — Herds — sir not hers — Herds, sir, I said — T alone with bended Bow, and quivering full of arrows — Prompter. Quiver, sir — Quiver ...
Stephen C. Massett, 1863
8
Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire
It was furnished with a large sword—the other things in the apartment were unworthy of notice. This sword was of gigantic dimensions, and belonged to the old, old prompter. It had once been used in a pantomime. Once ! years and years ago !
‎1870
9
“Drifting About,” or what “Jeems Pipes of Pipesville” saw ...
.14; Barbarians you fool—rushed like a Torrent down upon the hills, Sweepin our flocks and hers—Prompter—Herds—sir not hers— Eerds, sir, I said—I alone with bended Bow, and quivering full of arrows— Prompter. Quiver, sir— Quiver ...
Stephen C. Massett, 1863
10
The Prompter: A Commentary on Common Sayings which are Full ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Noah Webster, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROMPTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prompter is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Bachelorette Finale: Did Kaitlyn Choose Nick or Shawn?
Tonight Kaitlyn's journey on The Bachelorette draws to a close, and as the preshow prompter asks, “Will Kaitlyn choose jealous Shawn or ... «TIME, Jul 15»
2
'The New Electric Ballroom' Lights Up Gloucester Stage
Ada, the 40-year-old, has been steeped so long in her sisters' story that her main function is as handmaiden/audience/prompter to its recurring ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
3
The K-Bug: When the Spotlight's on You
The ability to sing by reading the lyrics of a popular song appearing in the prompter along with the music in the background, may sound like a simple task, but ... «Tehelka, Jul 15»
4
Review: Opera Theater Summerfest continues to impress with …
The short scene for Mr. Taupe, the prompter, is cut in this production, eliminating another character who overrates his importance. Unlike his ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
5
Here's an educationist for whom life's been a stage
When he had audiences in splits with his act of Prompter, where he doubled as a prompter for stage actresses in the drama as well as a ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Slave in the Fields: A Reporter Goes Undercover in the San Quintin …
Meanwhile the girl who worked as prompter the first and second day did not show up to work. Here in the fields, sexual harassment against ... «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
7
Jimmy Pardo Talks Hosting Science Channel's 'Race to Escape …
Even though we're reading off a prompter the rules of the game or whatever, comedians can make it look like we're doing it for the first time, ... «Mstarz, Jul 15»
8
What voters like about Donald Trump
But Trump, who announced his presidential bid without a prompter and without reading off a script, does not seem concerned with nuanced ... «4029tv, Jul 15»
9
Stage is set for French youth choir
On this tour, it's twenty-something ACC alumna Special Nabisubi who's more silent prompter than conductor. Seated on a chair facing the stage ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
10
Go, Friday: Laurelhurst Festival, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers
... on-stage prompter, audience interaction and fast-paced acting. Laurelhurst Park, Southeast Ankeny Street and Cesar E Chavez Boulevard, ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Prompter [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prompter>. Apr 2024 ».
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