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   Pro·mot·er

   /prəˈmōdər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event or theatrical production: "a boxing promoter"
   • ▪ a person involved in setting up and funding a new company.
   • 2. a supporter of a cause or aim: "Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration"
   • 3. an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst.
   • ▪ a region of a DNA molecule which forms the site at which transcription of a gene starts.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour, from medieval Latin promotor (see promote).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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