Souffleur
prompter; theater prompter who feeds forgotten lines
noun zoo-FLOER Rare
Origin: from French souffleur (whisperer)
Usage Note
Souffleur (m) sits in the prompter's box (Souffleurkasten) and whispers cues to actors who forget their lines. Though less common with modern technology, the role still exists in many houses.
Examples
"Der Souffleur half dem nervösen Schauspieler mit dem vergessenen Text."
Natural Translation
The prompter helped the nervous actor with the forgotten lines.
Literal Translation
The prompter helped the nervous actor with the forgotten text.
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