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Noun: theatre prompter
  1. Someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
    "The theatre prompter whispered the line to the actor who had momentarily blanked"; "The theatre prompter whispered the lines from the wings when the actor hesitated";
    - prompter, theater prompter [US]

Derived forms: theatre prompters

Type of: aid, assistant, help, helper, supporter