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

Unlike the movies, where directors get the glory, TV directors sit lower in the hierarchy, below creators, producers and actors. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Sesame Workshop will be involved in a producer capacity as well. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026

Being able to provide a more detailed origin on the label gives the producer a story to tell and lends the wine greater exclusivity. — Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

The high-energy track is aggressive yet playful and makes expert use of an electric guitar sample, an instrument not heard frequently in the Memphis producer’s collection. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026

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

Rhymes for producer

• inducer
• reducer
• seducer
• transducer
• introducer
• reproducer
• looser

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