Synonyms for promoter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pruh-moh-ter
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈmoʊ tər


Définition of promoter

Origin :
  • late 14c., "one who promotes" (the interest of someone), "supporter," agent noun from promote, and also from Old French promoteur and directly from Medieval Latin promotor. Specific financial sense of "one who leads in forming a company" is from 1876; sense of "one who organizes sporting or entertainment events" is attested from 1936.
  • noun supporter
Example sentences :
  • He was many other things, but, to be brief, he was a promoter.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • I suppose nobody, certainly not its promoter, is enamoured of this.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • "He was a promoter, just as Jeffrey was," she insisted, with her pretty sulkiness.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • "Take all the time you want," replied the promoter, cheerfully.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
  • You are a very young man to be the promoter of a project of such magnitude.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • "Robert has great faith in you as a promoter of cheerful affairs," says she.
  • Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
  • "It certainly does read that way," said the promoter glibly.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • "I'm goin' to pay intrus' on that," answered the promoter glibly.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • "I'm afraid it's going to be a tough matter for us to settle," sighed the promoter.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
  • He has been an ardent friend and promoter of education among his people.
  • Extract from : « The Choctaw Freedmen » by Robert Elliott Flickinger

Antonyms for promoter

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