Noun: promoter pru'mow-tu(r)
- Someone who is an active supporter and advocate
"He was a tireless promoter for environmental causes";
- booster, plugger [informal]
- A sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
"The promoter brought world-renowned orchestras to perform in the city";
- impresario
- (genetics) the section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene
"The researchers identified a new promoter sequence in the gene"
Derived forms: promoters
Type of: adman [informal], advertiser, advertizer [US, non-standard], booker, booking agent
Encyclopedia: Promoter