Main Entry:

pro·duc·er

Pronunciation:

\prə-ˈdü-sər, prō-, -ˈdyü-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1513

1: one that produces ; especially : one that grows agricultural products or manufactures crude materials into articles of use2: a person who supervises or finances a work (as a staged or recorded performance) for exhibition or dissemination to the public3: an autotrophic organism (as a green plant) viewed as a source of biomass that can be consumed by other organisms — compare consumer