promotor

English

noun
Definitions
  • (academia) A full professor of a Dutch, Flanders, South African, or German university who acts as the principal supervisor of a student's doctoral research.
  • (chemistry) A material that accelerates the action of a catalyst.

Etymology

Suffix from English promote (advance in rank status).

Origin

English

promote

Gloss

advance in rank status

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