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

Glen Powell had to face his fears about the face of Hulu’s Chad Powers as co-creator, executive producer and star, even if that face typically is literally buried under layers of prosthetics. —Scott Huver, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026

James Broadnax, 37, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday, April 30, for the 2008 double murder of Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler, two producers of Christian music killed during a robbery outside their studio in the Dallas suburb of Garland. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026

The rest of the starry cast is announced, including two-time Oscar nominee Colman Domingo as Michael’s domineering father Joe Jackson; Nia Long as his mother, Katherine, and Miles Teller as his longtime attorney John Branca, who also serves as a producer on the film. —Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026

Inspired by their own busy lives as producers, parents and performers, the show re-creates three days in their hectic lives. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 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