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

The war in Iran is lifting the fortunes of oil producers in Latin America who aren’t vulnerable to the Strait of Hormuz closure. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026

Add to that the inclusion of Boys Noize, the German DJ-producer Alexander Ridha, as opening act and collaborator for one of four segments in the show, and Nine Inch Nails sounded as fresh and powerful as ever before. —Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026

Similar supply pressures could affect Australian and other agricultural producers, particularly through fertilizer shipments that transit the Strait. —Kevin Williams, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

The release highlights the tenous state of the oil market after the war in the Middle East effectively halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow channel that typically handles a fifth of global crude flows — and led major Persian Gulf producers to cut output. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 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