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promotor

promotor

1 5.3
Someone who encourages and helps an idea or project grow
  • noun
  • /prəˈmoʊtər/
  • UK
: impulsor
  • Our school has hired a promotor to encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities.

Examples

  • As a promotor of healthy living, she organized workshops to promote balanced diets and exercise.

  • The promotor of the community project worked tirelessly to secure funding and support.

  • We train health promoters that work in the, in the United States.

  • But this won't stop young real estate promotor, Donald Trump, from pursuing his dream project: a 1,500-room luxury hotel at the Grand Central terminal.

  • Entrégale eso al promotor.

Synonyms

proponent
vspromotor
95 5.2

A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause

is more about active encouragement and helping things develop
motivator
vspromotor
34 4.0

A person or thing that makes people want to do something

focuses more on enabling growth and practical help than reasons alone
booster
vspromotor
19 3.2

A person who supports and promotes a team, player, or cause

focuses on helping development rather than public backing
promoter
vspromotor
14 4.2

A person who supports and encourages a cause or idea

is the same in meaning but represents the alternate spelling form
encourager
vspromotor
1 2.7

A person who supports others and makes them feel confident

focuses on helping things happen or develop practically
inspirer
vspromotor
1 5.8

A person who encourages people and makes them want to act

emphasizes helping development rather than merely inspiring action
plugger
vspromotor
1 7.8

A person who actively promotes a cause or idea

is broader, meaning to encourage or help development generally
evangelizer
vspromotor
1 7.1

A person who strongly promotes a product, idea, or cause

is less intense, focusing on general encouragement and help

Antonyms

1 8.1

A person who stops or delays other people's actions on purpose

How Encouraging

catalyst
60 5.0
promotor
  • UK
1 5.3
facilitator
30 5.1
supporter
810 1.0

Surface Forms

promotor singular
promotors plural
promoters plural
promoter singular

Morphology

promotor = promote (transparent) = promote + or

Agentive formation from 'promote' meaning 'one who encourages or helps something happen' is straightforward.

Etymology

Promotor comes from the parts pro- ('forward') and movere ('to move'), the same idea in the English words move and promote. So a promotor is a person or thing that 'moves' an idea or project forward by encouraging and helping it to grow.