prompt

noun [C] (ACTOR'S HELP)

/prɒmpt/

/prɑːmpt/

Definition

› words that are spoken to an actor who has forgotten what he or she is going to say during the performance of a playActing, rehearsing and performing › (also prompter, /ˈprɒmptər/

/ˈprɑːmptɚ/) a person whose job is to help actors, during a performance, to remember words that they have forgottenPeople who work in cinemas and theatres

(Definition of prompt noun (ACTOR'S HELP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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