English Explanatory Dictionary

promoter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who promotes.
  2. One who promotes entertainment events or goods.
  3. The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
  4. An accelerator of catalysis that is not itself a catalyst.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈmoʊtɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-promoter.wav

Word forms

promoter promoters

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English promoter From promote + -er.

Antonyms

detractor

Derived words

copromoter promoterless promoterome promotress stock promoter

Translations

Arabic: مُرَوِّج Catalan: promotor Catalan: promotora Chinese Mandarin: 啟動子 /启动子 Czech: propagátor Finnish: promoottori French: promoteur French: promotrice German: Promoter Latin: firmātor Romanian: promotor Russian: промо́утер Spanish: promotor Spanish: impulsor Swahili: promota Swedish: promotor Swedish: förbättrare Swedish: stödjare Swedish: stöttepelare Swedish: främjare Ukrainian: промо́утер Welsh: hyrwyddwr
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