 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
prompter
noun
1: someone who assists a performer by providing the next words
of a forgotten speech [syn: {theater prompter}]
2: a device that displays words for people to read [syn: {autocue}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prompt \Prompt\ (pr[o^]mt; 215), adjective [Compar. {Prompter}; superl.
{Promptest}.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought
forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand,
ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro
forth + emere to take. See {Redeem}. ]
1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting
requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in
decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate;
as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.
Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.
--Clarendon.
Tell him I am prompt
To lay my crown at's feet. --Shak.
And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies.
--Dryden.
2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given
without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as,
prompt assistance.
When Washington heard the voice of his country in
distress,
his obedience was prompt. --Ames.
3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]
The reception of the light into the body of the
building was very prompt. --Sir H.
Wotton.
Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.
Usage: {Prompt}, {Ready}, {Expeditious}. One who is ready is
prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts
at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through
an undertaking with constant promptness.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prompter \Prompt"er\, noun
1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or
incites to action.
2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the
words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for
this purpose in a theater.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "prompter":
MC, abettor, actuator, aide-memoire, animator, auteur,
ballyhoo man, barker, cajoler, callboy, coax, coaxer,
costume designer, costumer, costumier, cue, director, emcee,
encourager, energizer, equestrian director, exhibitor, firer,
flapper, gadfly, galvanizer, hint, impeller, impresario, inducer,
inspirer, jogger, makeup man, master of ceremonies, memorandum,
mover, moving spirit, persuader, playreader, pleader, prime mover,
producer, prompt, prompting, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder,
ringmaster, scenewright, set designer, showman, spark, spark plug,
sparker, spieler, stage director, stage manager, stimulator,
tempter, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, tickler,
usher, usherer, usherette, wheedler
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