promoter

 
Pronunciation: /prəˈməʊtə/

noun

  • 1a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production: a boxing promoter
  • (also company promoter) a person involved in setting up and funding a new company.
  • 2a supporter of a cause or aim: Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration
  • 3 (also promotor) Chemistry an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst.
  • Biology a region of a DNA molecule which 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)