prompter

🇺🇸 /ˈprɑːmptər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈprɒmptə(r)/
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noun
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A person who helps actors remember their lines by quietly saying them just before the actor needs to speak.

The actor forgot his lines, so the prompter whispered them from the wings.

translation

n. A person who helps actors remember their lines by quietly saying them just before the actor needs to speak.

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Plural prompters