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

What To Know Several trade organizations representing cattle producers have issued critical responses to Trump’s proposal. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

Latrobe Magnesium, Australia's primary producer of the critical metal magnesium, notched gains of more than 15%. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025

Disney picked up Project Runway in October 2024 in a deal with producer Spyglass Media Group. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025

Sillman — identified in his Wikipedia page as a sports executive, entrepreneur and film producer — has emerged as a potentially prominent figure in the Dolphins’ future, though Ross has never confirmed if he will be involved in running the team with his daughters, when Ross passes on ownership. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 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