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Meaning of Teleprompter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ

Definitions

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

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Examples

“Ahem ... GRBLB BLABT UNT MIT SPEEB!! OOT PIFFOO BLABOO... [pause] Would someone please give the Teleprompter a swift kick...”
“He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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