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Definition of Prompters
1. prompter [n] - See also: prompter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prompters
Literary usage of Prompters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... immigrants differed from the ordinary schemes of emigration in that the
prompters did not invite or encourage the Irish to leave their native land, ..."
2. History of the American Theatre by William Dunlap (1833)
"... and other Prompters at New-York—Mr. Dwyer—His Debut and Early History —Mr.
Cooper goes to England, 1810—Mr. Bray—Mr. Wood at New-York—Mr. and Mrs. ..."
3. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson, Alexander Stewart (1820)
"Maitland and Ross were still the Duke's prompters, and his agents; and many
letters and love-tokens were exchanged between him and the Queen of Scots. ..."
4. Letters Illustrative of the Reign of William III, from 1696 to 1708 by James Vernon (1841)
"... continues to say that the devil and his necessities were his prompters. MR.
VERNON TO THE DUKE OF SHREWSBURY. March 6, 1707-8.' I received yesterday the ..."
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