producer

noun

pro·​duc·​er prə-ˈdü-sər 

prō-,

-ˈdyü-

1

: one that produces

especially : one that grows agricultural products or manufactures crude materials into articles of use

2

: a person who supervises or finances a work (such as a staged or recorded performance) for exhibition or dissemination to the public

3

: an autotrophic organism (such as a green plant) viewed as a source of biomass that can be consumed by other organisms compare consumer

Examples of producer in a Sentence

the producer of the play

He is the director and producer.

The country is the world's leading oil producer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Core remains, however, a distinctively heavy and relentlessly catchy album that made the band and producer Brendan O’Brien into music industry heavyweights. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 June 2024

After the tense moment passed and producers hurried to commercial break, Smith was instantly surrounded by concerned peers in the auditorium. —Rivea Ruff, Essence, 7 June 2024

Don Hardy's documentary film on musician and producer Linda Perry features interviews from Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Kate Hudson and Brandi Carlile, as well as Perry's ex-wife, actress Sara Gilbert. —Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024

Trump asks to have gag order lifted in New York criminal trial In: Spider Georgia North Carolina Joro New York Li Cohen Li Cohen is a senior social media producer at CBS News. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 6 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing producer

• co-producer
• hyper-producer
• producer gas
• producer goods

Kids Definition

producer

noun

pro·​duc·​er prə-ˈd(y)ü-sər 

1

: one that produces

especially : a person who grows agricultural products or manufactures articles

2

: a person who supervises or finances a play, a movie, or a radio or television program

3

: a living thing (as a green plant) that makes its food from simple inorganic substances (as carbon dioxide and nitrogen) and many of which are food sources for other organisms compare consumer sense 2