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prompt·er       [promp-ter] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person or thing that prompts.
2.Theater. a person who is offstage and follows a play in progress from the book, repeating missed cues and supplying actors with forgotten lines.
3.an electronic or mechanical device for prompting a speaker or performer.
Compare TelePrompTer.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME; see prompt, -er1]
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prompt       [prompt] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, verb, noun
–adjective
1.done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
2.ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.
3.quick or alert: prompt to take offense.
4.punctual.
–verb (used with object)
5.to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that?
6.to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation?
7.to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said.
8.Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line.
–verb (used without object)
9.Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc.
–noun
10.Commerce.
a.a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note).
b.the contract setting the time limit.
11.the act of prompting.
12.something serving to suggest or remind.
13.Computers. a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions.
—Idiom
14.take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.
[Origin: 1300–50; (v.) ME < ML prōmptāre to incite, L: to distribute, freq. of prōmere to bring out, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + (e)mere to take, buy; (adj.) late ME < L promptus ready, prompt, special use of ptp. of prōmere]

—Related forms
promptly, adverb
promptness, noun

—Synonyms 5. urge, spur, instigate, impel.
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prompt       (prŏmpt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   prompt·er, prompt·est
  1. Being on time; punctual.
  2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v.   prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts
  1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
  2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
  3. To assist with a reminder; remind.
  4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

n.  
    1. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
    2. A reminder or cue.
    3. A prompt note.
    4. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.
  2. Computer Science A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
  3. Business
    1. A prompt note.
    2. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.


[Middle English, ready, from Old French, from Latin prōmptus, from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + emere, to take, obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

prompt'er n., promp'ti·tude' (prŏmp'tĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd'), prompt'ness (prŏmpt'nĭs) n., prompt'ly adv.
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prompter

noun
1. someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech 
2. a device that displays words for people to read 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Prompter

Promt\ (?; 215), a. [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.

Any 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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