keep the book

English

Verb

keep the book (third-person singular simple present keeps the book, present participle keeping the book, simple past and past participle kept the book)

1. (theater) Synonym of hold the book (“to act as prompter”)
   • 2018, Peter Maccoy, Essentials of Stage Management:

     […] or people with very specific responsibilities such as keeping the book or prompting (as in opera).