promoter
Americannoun
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promoters
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a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
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a person who initiates or takes part in the organizing of a company, development of a project, etc.
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a person who organizes and provides financial backing for a sporting event or entertainment.
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Chemistry. any substance that in small amounts is capable of increasing the activity of a catalyst.
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Also called collector. Metallurgy. a water-repellent reagent enhancing the ability of certain ores to float so that they can be extracted by the flotation process.
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Genetics.
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a site on a DNA molecule at which RNA polymerase binds and initiates transcription.
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a gene sequence that activates transcription.
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Obsolete. an informer.
noun
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a person or thing that promotes
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a person who helps to organize, develop, or finance an undertaking
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a person who organizes and finances a sporting event, esp a boxing match
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chem a substance added in small amounts to a catalyst to increase its activity
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genetics a sequence of nucleotides, associated with a structural gene, that must bind with messenger RNA polymerase before transcription can proceed
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Origin of promoter
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; promote + -er 1; replacing earlier promotour, from Anglo-French
Explanation
If you’ve been trying to get anyone and everyone to go see your friend’s band perform, then you could call yourself a promoter of that band. A promoter is a supporter, advocate, or booster for a person, group, or event. A promoter is an active supporter of something. A promoter of democracy, for example, is someone who tries to spread democracy throughout the world. Being a promoter is also a profession; one might be hired to make arrangements and generate publicity for some form of public entertainment, like a boxing match or a concert. Perhaps if you tell enough people about your friend's band, the band will hire you as its official promoter.
Vocabulary lists containing promoter
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By selling tickets without a traditional promoter involved, Cook could pocket most of the profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
One thing Elliott said he did know well ahead of stepping into the shoes of club promoter Mr Boo was the world of working men's clubs.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Jordan Firstman stars in and directs this predictable dramedy about a gay club promoter who finds out he is the father of a 10-year-old boy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But we’ve never seen an instant parent quite like Jordan Firstman‘s party promoter Peter in “Club Kid,” the Cannes Film Festival sensation that Firstman impressively directed and wrote for himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Washington visit launched Lawrence into the role of the hydrogen bomb’s most prominent and credible promoter.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Behind these parties is a new generation of black promoters passionate about creating spaces where black people can hear their music, celebrate their cultures and feel like they belong.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
IHH says it isn’t subject to financial claims in the dispute involving Daiichi Sankyo and former Fortis promoters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
But for all that, the celebrity endorsements worked … at least for the currency promoters, and in many cases for the celebrities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
By June 1, he said, every single one of his club’s Instagram pages had been suspended, along with around a dozen pages from his staff and affiliated club promoters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Fair promoters wanted Seabiscuit to be an exhibit.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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