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

Based on a report from the USGS published earlier this year, China was the top producer of 30 critical minerals in 2024, and the U.S. relies heavily on mineral imports from China and Canada. —Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 May 2025

In October 2021, the movie's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, died after a prop gun held by star and producer Alec Baldwin discharged live rounds during rehearsals on set at Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 May 2025

John Saade will also continue to serve as consulting producer for Amazon MGM Studios. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 2025

This closed a three-year period where fans waited for an official release for the public, as the Chicago producer originally released the LP in February 2022, but the only people who could play it were those who owned a Stem Player. —Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 May 2025

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