popularizer

[pahp-yuh-ler-ahyz-er]

noun

1. a person or organization that presents or promotes something in a way intended to make it popular popular.

Example Sentences

Arnaz gained celebrity as the American popularizer of the conga, an Afro Cuban line dance that his father had once tried to ban.

From Los Angeles Times

Sheets is the leading popularizer of the Appeal to Heaven flag as a symbol of revolutionary theocracy.

From Salon

The citation also praised his ability to synthesize data, organize scientific teams and his qualities as a teacher “and popularizer.”

From Seattle Times

Sarah Bakewell, our premier popularizer of the history of philosophy, just keeps going bigger.

From Washington Post

Launcher of a thousand off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, popularizer of leg warmers: it's "Flashdance" and the film turns 40 this year, just like some of us are or have too.

From Salon