noun
promoter
pruh-MOHT
noun
1
A person who organizes and publicizes an event, especially a concert or sports match.
"The boxing promoter arranged the biggest fight of the year."
2
A person or thing that supports and encourages something.
"He's a tireless promoter of local arts education."
3
A region of DNA that controls when a nearby gene is switched on and read.
"Mutations in the promoter can change how strongly a gene is expressed."
How to Use Promoter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone (or, in biology, something) that sets an event or process in motion and keeps it going.
Common pairings
concert promoter
boxing promoter
gene promoter
Word Forms
promoters plural
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Etymology
From promote plus the agent suffix -er.