PRODDER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

prodder

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Definition of prodder

as in prompter

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Noun

Sometimes, the accountability gap could be caused by an operator gap, the divide between AI's potential and the actual real-world performance with a human prompter.

— Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of prompter

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Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry rejected similar Sudanese accusations in a May 5 statement, calling them baseless, and accused Sudan of supporting rebels in its northern Tigray region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
In Colombia’s rural Guaviare region, poor ranchers eke out a living in obscurity, surrounded by armed rebels who traffic cocaine.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebel

Noun

Getting this particular group of troublemakers together began with Rossum embarking on a retro viewing project several summers back.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
That leaves it in a diagnostic gray zone, not quite a harmless freeloader and not always a troublemaker either.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of troublemaker

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The Republican reckoning tests a party infrastructure reshaped around the president since his insurgent rise in 2015 transformed the GOP.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Will the Democrats have to contend with left-wing insurgents like Republicans did the Tea Party?

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of insurgent

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Sheeran argued that the decision to remove Macklemore as an opener, backed by the venues and promoters, came down to not wanting to disappoint fans or impact the other people working on the tour by cancelling.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Bryson DeChambeau, perhaps the most ardent promoter of LIV among current major championship contenders, faces an uncertain future after the dissolution of the league.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of promoter

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Throughout the campaign, Holscher painted Masterson as an extremist whose election could have catastrophic consequences for public education, tax policy and civil rights.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Matsui has flooded the market with mailers and TV advertisements that portray Vang as an extremist, cite her practice of abstaining from the Pledge of Allegiance and attack Vang over her attendance record at the meetings of local government bodies.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of extremist

Noun

There is perhaps no greater proponent of the statement coat than Jennifer Lawrence.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
On the other hand, proponents might argue that reliably identifying individuals at risk of committing serious crimes could benefit society.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

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