# advertiser

Pronunciation: US say "AD-ver-ty-zer" /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɚ/; UK say "AD-vuh-ty-zuh" /ˈædvəˌtaɪzə/

## Noun

1. A person, business, or organization that pays to promote goods, services, or ideas through media.
   - Simple: A person or company that pays to tell people about a product, service, or idea.
   - _The advertiser insisted that its logo appear in the opening sequence._
   - _Television networks depend heavily on advertisers to fund their programming._
2. A periodical that carries advertisements placed by members of the public.
   - Simple: A newspaper or magazine where people can place their own ads.
   - _He placed a classified notice in the regional advertiser to sell his motorcycle._
   - _Most country towns once had their own advertiser carrying local sale notices._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "advertise" combined with the suffix "-er."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/advertiser (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).