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

Even a producer for the Dodo, an animal-centric media outlet, admitted to falling for the bouncing bunnies. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

The semiconductor industry is also not immune, with roughly 45% of sulfur, which is required in chip production, usually coming from Gulf producers. —Wendy Cutler, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Jay Blackman Jay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas as transportation, space, medical and consumer issues. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026

On April 27, film producer Hilary Shor posted on Threads about a lunch that Larry David’s wife Ashley hosted at her house for the candidate. —Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 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