Thesaurus results for PRODUCER

producer

noun

Definition of producer

as in director

a person who supervises or finances the making of a work (such as a stage show or movie) to be shown to the public The producer was having trouble finding an actress for the lead role.

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a person or business that manufactures or grows something The vineyard is the biggest wine producer in the region.

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Recent Examples of producer The project had initially gone into development through Kapadia’s Mangata Films label, but received a big shot in the arm when Scam and Black Warrant producer Applause Entertainment boarded to produce and distribute the finished show. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The pact includes executive producer services for his partner in Tiny Goat Productions, Ashley Levinson. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 The inflation data will be followed on Thursday by September's monthly producer price index and retail sales data. — Hugh Leask,sean Conlon, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The Academy Award winner worked alongside producers Abigail Anketell-Jones, Lauren Dark, and Vanessa Kirby. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for producer

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Noun

More than once, a board told its stakeholders early and plainly that I had been hired to redesign the business and that the directors stood behind the changes.

— Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Two Filipinos must fill above-the-line roles – director, writer or actor – and five more must work in key creative or technical crew positions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

For fashion manufacturers and brands, farms are often out of sight, out of mind.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
As that happens, manufacturers across China could begin to buy them for their production lines, generating the revenue and real-world data that embodied AI firms such as Unitree need to improve their products even faster.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of manufacturer

Noun

Three years ago, the Ukrainian drone maker Vyriy relied upon China for nearly 90% of the components in its attack drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Startup TrustedRouter, which launched publicly six weeks ago, is among a growing crop of model-routing firms looking to cut AI costs and reduce businesses’ dependence on any single model maker.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of maker

Noun

Belgian distributor Primitives is presenting the format to buyers in MIPCOM this year.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Rights on the six-part series in English and Scandinavian were snagged by Canal+ in France, NPO in the Netherlands, SBS in Australia, RTV in Slovenia, and LTV in Latvia, said the indie TV content distributor as Mipcom kicks off in Cannes.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

Blue Origin also aims to produce nearly all its components and systems in-house, while maintaining support from external suppliers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Audit reports, supplier codes of conduct and corporate sustainability pledges have made up the bulk of brands’ efforts to push a more ecological and socially aware agenda, but times have changed.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplier

Noun

Industry research firm SemiAnalysis counted 323 Nvidia GPU providers as of September, up from 209 less than 11 months earlier.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
The institute expects to add 16 subspecialty providers, expand clinical trial opportunities and house outpatient therapy, rehabilitation and neuro infusion services, along with Baptist Health’s first academic lecture theater.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of provider

Noun

In their writing, Alicia and Luci bring a marketer’s eye and a business owner’s perspective to entrepreneurship, creativity, and building a life on your own terms.

— Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Cibele, a digital marketer, was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that originated in her adrenal gland in 2024.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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