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promoter

[ pruh-moh-ter ]

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noun

a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
a person who initiates or takes part in the organizing of a company, development of a project, etc.
a person who organizes and provides financial backing for a sporting event or entertainment.
Chemistry. any substance that in small amounts is capable of increasing the activity of a catalyst.
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.
Genetics.
1. a site on a DNA molecule at which RNA polymerase binds and initiates transcription.
2. a gene sequence that activates transcription.
Obsolete. an informer.

promoter

/ prəˈməʊtə /

a person or thing that promotes
a person who helps to organize, develop, or finance an undertaking
a person who organizes and finances a sporting event, esp a boxing match
chem a substance added in small amounts to a catalyst to increase its activity
genetics a sequence of nucleotides, associated with a structural gene, that must bind with messenger RNA polymerase before transcription can proceed

promoter

/ prə-mō′tər /

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

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

And when BET Weekend came to Atlanta two months ago, Brinsley thought he could become a major party promoter.

Online reported that a legal challenge had been filed by the tour promoter in an attempt to lift the ban.

But in prison, Kimberlin became a decent lawyer and a fantastic self-promoter.

My characterization of radio host Alex Jones (a frequent promoter of the Pauls) sparked outrage among his devotees.

Eventually though, Wiles was suspended for "conduct unbecoming to a Promoter of the Miss Gay America pageant system."

Parliament is often more easily persuaded than the shrewd investor, as many a too sanguine promoter knows.

In his life's story there were no paragraphs that old Maddy was a hoarder of gold or a promoter or exploiter of things found.

Davy had planned to ride over to the B-line, and go over his speech-plans with his manager and promoter.

"Certainly," and Foster made the receipt out in that form, handing it to the promoter.

Ever the promoter of education and culture, he was himself a man of learning in various branches, and a poet of no mean talent.

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