Meanings
- The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.
Synonyms: prompt box
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan coverol
- coverolthe raised box where the prompter sits
French trou
- trouthe raised box where the prompter sits
German Souffleurkasten
- Souffleurkastenthe raised box where the prompter sits
Hungarian súgólyuk
- súgólyukthe raised box where the prompter sits
Italian buca
- bucathe raised box where the prompter sits
Russian суфлёрская бу́дка
- суфлёрская бу́дка (sufljórskaja búdka)the raised box where the prompter sits
Spanish concha
- conchathe raised box where the prompter sits
Cite this entry
prompter's box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prompter's%20box
“prompter's box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prompter's%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prompter's box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prompter's%20box.
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