Meanings
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noun
a person or organization that actively supports or encourages a cause, activity, or development
She became a prominent promoter of public libraries and adult education.
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noun
a person or company that organizes, publicizes, and often finances an entertainment or sporting event
The concert promoter booked the arena and coordinated ticket sales.
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noun
business and law: a person who undertakes to form and finance a company or commercial venture
The promoter secured the initial investors before the company was incorporated.
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genetics: a region of DNA where proteins bind to initiate transcription of a gene
The mutation in the promoter sharply reduced expression of the gene.
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Etymology
Formed from promote + the agent suffix -er. Promote came from Latin promovere, 'move forward or advance,' from pro-, 'forward,' + movere, 'move.' The molecular-biology sense preserves the idea of advancing a process: a promoter enables transcription to begin.