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.
Recent Examples of producer from the Web
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Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor will both serve as executive producers.
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Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige are scheduled to attend, but the roster of big-name Hollywood stars hasn’t been revealed.
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According to the movie's producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal, the initials were meant to be more of a sort-of Easter egg homage for fans of the franchise.
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Steve Scott, a Goodman longtime producer, is directing this O'Neill play portrait of family life at the turn of the century.
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This zero-sum worldview fuels the politics of Northern Ireland, and the DUP is very much a product and producer of the us-or-them political culture.
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Editor's Note: Space.com senior producer Steve Spaleta contributed to this report.
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The executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise, late-night talk show host, and all-around Bravo titan serves a healthy amount of drama to viewers nearly every day.
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An event producer, industry veteran Yaron Lavi, was hired and began work March 6.
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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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