Promoter

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun An informer; a makebate.

II. Promoter ·noun One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition.

III. Promoter ·noun One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy.

IV. Promoter ·noun Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like.