primary producer

American  

noun

Biology.

1. any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.

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Other Word Forms

• primary production noun

Etymology

Origin of primary producer

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp, the company listed on the FDA report, is the primary producer for in-store bakery products in North America.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

California is also the nation’s primary producer of several crops, including almonds, artichokes, olives and walnuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

As respiration and heat loss uses energy of the primary producer, therefore, net primary productivity is what is actually available to primary consumers.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The Jets also have big plans for tight end Jeremy Ruckert, a third-rounder from Ohio State who doesn’t need to be the primary producer at the position after New York signed C.J.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

The workers were from Sibanye-Stillwater, which is a metal mining company and the world's largest primary producer of platinum, according to its own website.

From BBC • May 2, 2022