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proompter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɹuːmptə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈpɹumptɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From proompt + -er.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) Someone who develops prompts to be given to a generative AI, particularly one who lacks the knowledge or skill to produce the output themselves.
    • 50/50 but it def takes time and effort (maybe even skill) to make something look less generic. There are models that gravitate towards sameface / the same style as well, which certainly doesn't help the run of the mill proompter. 2025 January 10, @Ainiwaffles, Twitter, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:
    • You are already lightyears better than any gen ai proompter. 2024 August 29, u/MadeByHideoForHideo, “8 Months of Drawing Progress after Quitting AI”, in Reddit, r/ArtistHate, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:
    • Start your journey to becoming a senior AI proompter today! 2023 June 8, u/Arte04, “M'y mom just sent me this”, in Reddit, r/ProgrammerHumor, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:
    • My ultimate hope is that proompters eventually take up art as both a hobby and a skill and see how challenging but rewarding it can be 2025 March 14, @MASSGRAVE_ART, Twitter, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2025:

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Relateds

shotgun debugging · script kiddie · vibe coder

Synonyms

prompt engineer