a person who carries a book; (also) †a theatrical prompter (obsolete); cf. book holder n.
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释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > prompter (6) book-bearer1530 a person who carries a book; (also) †a theatrical prompter (obsolete); cf. book holder n. book holder1585 a person who or thing which holds a book, spec. †a theatrical prompter (obsolete); also in extended use; cf. book-bearer n. prompter1585 A person in a theatre placed in a position next to the stage but out of sight of the audience, in order to be able to prompt the actors. ordinary1602 A stage prompter. Obsolete. rare. under-prompter1781 (under-, prefix1 affix 3a(a).) prompt1969 Theatre (chiefly British). = prompter, n. 2a. |
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