promoter
/prəʊˈməʊtə(r)/noun
1- a person or thing that promotes something, in particular促进者, 提倡者; 助长者, 尤指：
1.1
- a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event or theatrical production（运动项目、戏剧的）承办人, 出资人, 赞助人：
a boxing promoter.
拳击赛承办人。
1.2
- （亦作company promoter）a person involved in setting up and funding a new company（公司的）创办人, 发起人。
1.3
- a supporter of a cause or aim（事业、目标的）促进者, 提倡者：
Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration.
密特朗是欧洲一体化的积极提倡者。
1.4
- （亦作promotor）Chemistry an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst【化】助催化剂, 促进剂。
1.5
- Biology a region of a DNA molecule which forms the site at which transcription of a gene starts【生】启动区, 启动子; 推动子, 促进子。
词源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour,from medieval Latin promotor （see PROMOTE）.