Definition of producer
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
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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.
Circa 1513
First Known Use of producer
circa 1513
PRODUCER Defined for English Language Learners
producer
playDefinition of producer for English Language Learners
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: someone who is in charge of making and usually providing the money for a play, movie, record, etc.
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: someone or something that grows or makes particular goods or products
PRODUCER Defined for Kids
producer
playDefinition of producer for Students
1 : someone or something that grows or makes a product oil producers
2 : someone who prepares or finances a public presentation (as a movie)
3 : a living thing (as a green plant) that makes its own food
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