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

Trump repeatedly forgot what he was talking about, despite the Teleprompter, even drifting off at one point into literal babble.

From Salon

The president addressed the cameras for about five minutes, fueled by tangible human emotion and reportedly without a Teleprompter, before taking a few questions from reporters.

From Salon

Speaking to the audience before the telecast began, she explained nothing would be scripted and told winners the only words they’d see on Teleprompters would be “wrap up please.”

From Seattle Times

Carlson holds his own Teleprompter controller and wears a suit with a pocket square.

From New York Times

Even as the words he’d written rolled onto the Teleprompter, Johnson’s closest aides didn’t know if he was going to read them.

From Literature