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

Behram produced the movie with film producer Müge Özen. —Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024

Born in Bristol, CT in 1954, LeBlanc also had a robust solo career, drumming on tracks for English producer Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound productions. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024

Related article Toxic tensions in the heart of ‘Cancer Alley’ Other EPA studies have shown that people living near industrial chemical producers are disproportionately poor and more likely to be Black or brown compared with the general population. —Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024

In February, a New York judge ordered Roc-A-Fella Inc to deliver Dash’s shares of the company to the US Marshals to satisfy an $823K judgment from movie producer Josh Webber and Muddy Waters Films. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024

Other countries wary of dependence on the West now see how Beijing can be a ready source of technology and payment settlement mechanisms, as well as a giant market for commodities producers. —Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024

Yes, the Biden administration pushed through several pieces of legislation that have provided financial support to clean energy and semiconductor producers. —Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

After the third and fourth episodes of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV aired on Investigation Discovery, former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider posted a response video online — and some All That cast members aren’t impressed with his words. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024

With cloud storage, on-site producers worldwide can upload film captured that day onto the cloud, where editors can immediately access it back in Hollywood. —Dave Friend, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing producer

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

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