producer

noun

pro·​duc·​er prə-ˈdü-sər How to pronounce producer (audio)
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.
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On the other, as one of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers, Russia tends to profit when things in the energy-rich region go awry and the markets get spooked. Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 With the second-largest gas reserves in the world and the fourth-largest crude oil reserves, Iran is one of the world’s major energy producers. Bora Erden, New York Times, 18 June 2025 His brother, Richard Rosenthal, is an executive producer who is often coaxed from his perch off-camera to taste the food. Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2025 Redford, the host and producer of his weekly podcast, Vet Life, added heart disease and heart arrhythmias—where the heart beats too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm—can also cause syncope. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for producer

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of producer was circa 1513

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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/producer. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

producer

noun
pro·​duc·​er prə-ˈd(y)ü-sər How to pronounce producer (audio)
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

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