gobbo

/ˈɡɔb.bo/noun · masculine / adjectiveC1

Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 8,845

Meaning · noun

hunchback; teleprompter

Il presentatore leggeva il testo direttamente dal gobbo.
The presenter was reading the text directly from the teleprompter.

Quella commedia classica narra la storia di un vecchio gobbo.
That classic comedy tells the story of an old hunchback.

Senza il gobbo, l'attore non ricordava le sue battute.
Without the teleprompter, the actor couldn't remember his lines.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
gobbo	masculine · singular
gobbi	masculine · plural

When referring to people with spinal deformities, it is dated and often considered insensitive.
Very common in media for a teleprompter ('il gobbo').

hunchbacked, bent

Camminava a passi lenti con la schiena gobba.
He walked with slow steps and a hunched back.

Non stare gobbo mentre studi alla scrivania.
Don't slouch while you study at your desk.

Quell'albero vecchio è ormai tutto gobbo per il vento.
That old tree is completely bent because of the wind.

Word forms (4)

Can also function as a noun ('un gobbo'), but referring to people directly can be offensive.
In theater and television, 'il gobbo' refers to the teleprompter or prompter.