Meaning

noun someone who is an active supporter and advocate

noun a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Latin prōmōtusbor. English promote Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin…

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