promotor

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noun

A full professor of a Dutch, Flemish, South African, or German university who acts as the principal supervisor of a student's doctoral research.

OriginEnglish promote ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

nounpromotor (plural promotors)

plural promotors

  1. academiaA full professor of a Dutch, Flemish, South African, or German university who acts as the principal supervisor of a student's doctoral research.
  2. alternativechemistryAlternative form of promoter.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinprōmoveō
  12. Latinprōmōtus
  13. Englishpromote
  14. Englishpromotor

From promote + -or.

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APA

promotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotor

MLA

“promotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promotor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotor.

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