Hypertext Webster Gateway: "promoter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Promoter \Pro*mot"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes;
an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy.
--Boyle.
2. Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the
preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a
corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like.
3. One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition.
4. An informer; a makebate. [Obs.] --Tusser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
promoter
n 1: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: {booster},
{plugger}]
2: a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn: {showman},
{impresario}]
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