promoter

American  

[pruh-moh-ter] / prəˈmoʊ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.

2. a person who initiates or takes part in the organizing of a company, development of a project, etc.

3. a person who organizes and provides financial backing for a sporting event or entertainment.

4. Chemistry. any substance that in small amounts is capable of increasing the activity of a catalyst.

5. 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.

6. Genetics.

   1. a site on a DNA molecule at which RNA polymerase binds and initiates transcription.

   2. a gene sequence that activates transcription.

7. Obsolete. an informer.

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promoter British  

/ prəˈməʊtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that promotes

2. a person who helps to organize, develop, or finance an undertaking

3. a person who organizes and finances a sporting event, esp a boxing match

4. chem a substance added in small amounts to a catalyst to increase its activity

5. 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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promoter Scientific  

/ prə-mō′tər /

1. The region of an operon that acts as the initial binding site for RNA polymerase.

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Other Word Forms

• self-promoter noun

Etymology

Origin of promoter

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; promote + -er ¹; replacing earlier promotour, from Anglo-French

Example Sentences

"Lauren Price is not just a world champion, she is a Welsh sporting icon and one of the greatest athletes the country has ever produced," said Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom.

From BBC

David Rothschild, promoter of the Paris tournament, recalled approaching the sumo association about 10 years ago but receiving no response until 2023.

From Barron's

While Joshua has not said whether he will fight again, promoter Eddie Hearn believes he will return to boxing "when the time is right".

From BBC

Within days, the UK's biggest concert promoter Simon Moran had put an offer on the table: Get back together, and we can sell out 30 arenas.

From BBC

Sheinbaum said she had also asked Ocesa, the promoter of the shows in Mexico, about the possibility of organizing more dates, but received a negative answer.

From Barron's

Related Words

• advertiser
• advocate
• backer
• booster
• organizer
• publicist
• sponsor