producer
noun
pro·duc·er
prə-ˈdü-sər 
prō-,
-ˈdyü-
1
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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The new group brings together 33 years of production expertise, a catalog of thousands of titles, and strong financial backing, positioning itself as a one-stop partner for producers and buyers worldwide.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
There has been a lot of work done on hubs to accelerate the development of technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere in states that are major producers of oil and gas, like Texas and Louisiana, with some viewing them as a lifeline for the polluting fossil fuel industry.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The film, an epic fantasy inspired by Congolese folklore, hails from N LITE, producer-distributor powerhouse GKIDS (Boy and the Heron), Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions and legendary anime producer Masao Maruyama (Tokyo Godfathers).
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Sally Habbershaw will replace Valérie Vleeschhouwer at the top of Mediawan Rights, the sales arm of Adolescence producer Mediawan.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
There has been a lot of work done on hubs to accelerate the development of technologies to remove CO2 from the atmosphere in states that are major producers of oil and gas, like Texas and Louisiana, with some viewing them as a lifeline for the polluting fossil fuel industry.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The film, an epic fantasy inspired by Congolese folklore, hails from N LITE, producer-distributor powerhouse GKIDS (Boy and the Heron), Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions and legendary anime producer Masao Maruyama (Tokyo Godfathers).
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Sally Habbershaw will replace Valérie Vleeschhouwer at the top of Mediawan Rights, the sales arm of Adolescence producer Mediawan.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for producer
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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/producer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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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
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