# promoter

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈmoʊtɚ/ · frequency rank #13,788

## Definitions
1. One who promotes.
2. One who promotes.
3. The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.
4. An accelerator of catalysis that is not itself a catalyst.

## Etymology
From promote + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **prompted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promoter-vs-prompted)
- **promote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promote-vs-promoter)

## Common misspellings (12)
`pormoter`, `ppromoter`, `prmooter`, `prommoter`, `promoetr`, `promoterr`, `promotre`, `promotter`, `promtoer`, `proomter`, `prromoter`, `rpomoter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/promoter