TelePrompTer

[ tel-uh-promp-ter ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for an off-camera device that displays a magnified script so that it is visible to the performers or speakers on a television program.

Teleprompter

/ ˈtɛlɪˌprɒmptə /

noun

1. an electronic television prompting device whereby a prepared script, unseen by the audience, is enlarged line by line for the speaker equivalent in Britain (and certain other countries) Autocue

Example Sentences

The Trump campaign issued a mealy-mouthed comment saying the "joke does not reflect the views of President Trump," but it was quickly verified that the joke had been loaded into the teleprompter.

From Salon

Therefore, I sat up in recognition when Gov. Walz was being accused of so-called anger and abuse when the opposite was true: in his big moment under the camera lights, his first instinct was to make sure to guide his son, who reportedly has a visual/spatial learning disorder, around a teleprompter stand.

From Salon

A town hall aired on Univision led to a quickly debunked conspiracy theory that Harris was offering canned answers to supposedly on-the-spot questions via a teleprompter.

From Salon

Shortly after spreading a viral and debunked conspiracy theory accusing Harris of relying on a teleprompter, she threatened to "spill tea" about how her father actually felt about Harris.

From Salon

Univision producers debunked the Trumpworld conspiracy theory that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter in a recent town hall.

From Salon