producer

[pruh-doo-ser, -dyoo-]

noun

1. a person who produces.

2. Economics.,  a person who creates economic value, or produces goods and services.

3. a person responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a stage, film, television, or radio production; the person who exercises general supervision of a production and is responsible chiefly for raising money, hiring technicians and artists, etc., required to stage a play, make a motion picture, or the like.

4. British Theater.,  (formerly) a director of theatrical productions; stage director.

5. an apparatus for making producer gas.

6. Ecology.,  an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food from inorganic substances.

producer

/ prəˈdjuːsə /

noun

1. a person or thing that produces

2. a person responsible for the artistic direction of a play, including interpretation of the script, preparation of the actors, and overall design

3. a person who organizes the stage production of a play, including the finance, management, etc

4. the person who takes overall administrative responsibility for a film or television programme Compare director

5. the person who supervises the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record

6. economics a person or business enterprise that generates goods or services for sale Compare consumer

7. chem an apparatus or plant for making producer gas

8. (often plural) ecology an organism, esp a green plant, that builds up its own tissues from simple inorganic compounds See also consumer decomposer

producer

1. An autotrophic organism that serves as a source of food for other organisms in a food chain. Producers include green plants, which produce food through photosynthesis, and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis.

2. Compare consumer

Other Word Forms

• nonproducer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of producer¹

First recorded in 1505–15; produce + -er ¹

Example Sentences

MP is the largest External link rare-earth producer in the Western Hemisphere, making neodymium and praseodymium oxides, key components of magnets that end up in high-tech products, including EVs and F-35 fighter jets.

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While in production, these shows are in constant need of fresh meat, according to casting directors and producers who specialize in them.

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For Silverman, the executive producer, the critics of reversible courses are missing the point.

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When producers allow a star’s heroic jawline and eyebrow harmony to be covered in scars and a cloak, you know the artistic ambitions are high.

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The wine list ranged from grand crus to top producers’ “basic” Bourgognes, at prices close to or below U.S. retail.

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Related Words

• architect 
• contractor 
• maker 
• manufacturer