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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as in manufacturer

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 Without any time wastage, producers called the start of the Battle Rounds. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Steven Spielberg is returning to Paramount’s cult Transformers franchise alongside longtime producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura and with Michael Bay, long a master of mayhem, in talks to possibly direct the next tentpole for fanboys of vehicles. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Joining Zhang on the seven-member jury are Chinese director Bi Gan, Japanese director Kei Ishikawa, South Korean actor Moon Choi, South Korean director July Jung, Vietnamese producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc, and Kazakh actor Samal Yeslyamova. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 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

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Prescription drugs filled at a pharmacy represented 18% of a worker’s health care premium in 2021, after factoring in any rebates paid out by manufacturers, according to the consulting and actuarial firm Milliman.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Koerte says this is where the longevity of Europe’s leading manufacturers could be an advantage.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of manufacturer

Noun

Wine and local beers are also on the menu, with many local beverage-makers, such as Acheson Wine Company, Urban Roots, and Bike Dog Brewing offering unlimited tastings.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
An artificial intelligence system designed by Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, submitted a false homicide tip to the Philadelphia police, the latest incident of AI agents acting in ways that weren’t intended.

— Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of maker

Noun

The fledgling distributor has acquired several other festival and award-nominated movies ahead of MIPCOM.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
The screening’s reception was so strong that nearly every major player entered the fray, driving the bidding to figures the indie distributor simply couldn’t turn down.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

Expanding final assembly facilities must therefore be matched by reliable deliveries from suppliers and sufficient skilled labour across the wider production network.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
For studios and suppliers, the commercial question extends beyond what generative systems can produce.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 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

Definition of marketer

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All the best deals from all retailers will be on our Prime Day hub, with money off cameras, telescopes and binoculars.

— Harry Bennett, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Embassies, banks, and big-name retailers share the neighborhood with this member of The Leading Hotels of the World, whose guest list includes big celebrities and diplomats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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