Definition of teleprompter
: a device for displaying prepared text to a speaker or performer
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For almost an hour, the ex-coal executive and ex-con reads off a teleprompter, doing his best impression of a political candidate.
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Trump said during his Friday speech, referring to the teleprompters loaded with words his aides wanted him to read.
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These riveting cameos mostly consist of three lines from a teleprompter and the opening of an envelope.
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State of the Union President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address like a normal teleprompter president, not a twitter president.
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Reading from a teleprompter and not belittling opponents was enough to get some critics to call him presidential.
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The reason y’all’s president eschews teleprompters has nothing to do with authenticity or his ability to speak off the cuff.
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Paul Manafort, then- adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign, checks the teleprompters before Trump's speech at the Mayflower Hotel April 27, 2016 in Washington.
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Kate Winslet Goes Geek-Chic While presenting the Best Picture nominee alongside Reese Witherspoon, Winslet donned a pair of thick, dark-rimmed glasses to read off the teleprompter.
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Origin and Etymology of teleprompter
from TelePrompTer, a trademark
TELEPROMPTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of teleprompter for English Language Learners
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: a machine that helps someone who is speaking to an audience or on television by showing the words that need to be said
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