promotress

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noun

A female promoter.

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

nounpromotress (plural promotresses)

plural promotresses

  1. archaicA female promoter.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
promotrix

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. Englishpromoter
  15. Englishpromotress

From promoter + -ess.

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APA

promotress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotress

MLA

“promotress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promotress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotress.

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