a person or company that organizes or provides money for an artistic performance or a sporting event （艺术演出或体育比赛的）筹办人，发起者，赞助者 The boxing promoter expects a full house when the World Champion defends his title. 拳击比赛筹办人预计，世界冠军卫冕比赛时将会座无虚席。
- promoter of something
a person who tries to persuade others about the value or importance of something 倡导者；支持者
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour, from medieval Latin promotor, from the verb promovere, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + movere ‘to move’.