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promoter

Syllabification: (pro·mot·er)
Pronunciation: /prəˈmōtər/
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Definition of promoter

noun

  • a person or thing that promotes something, in particular.
  • a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event or theatrical production:a boxing promoter
  • a person involved in setting up and funding a new company.
  • a supporter of a cause or aim:Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration
  • (also promotor) Chemistry an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst.
  • Biology a region of a DNA molecule that forms the site at which transcription of a gene starts.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour, from medieval Latin promotor (see promote)

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