producer

[pruh-doo-ser, -dyoo-]

noun

1. a person who produces.

2. Economics.,  a person who creates economic value, or produces goods and services.

3. a person responsible for the financial and administrative aspects of a stage, film, television, or radio production; the person who exercises general supervision of a production and is responsible chiefly for raising money, hiring technicians and artists, etc., required to stage a play, make a motion picture, or the like.

4. British Theater.,  (formerly) a director of theatrical productions; stage director.

5. an apparatus for making producer gas.

6. Ecology.,  an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food from inorganic substances.

producer

/ prəˈdjuːsə /

noun

1. a person or thing that produces

2. a person responsible for the artistic direction of a play, including interpretation of the script, preparation of the actors, and overall design

3. a person who organizes the stage production of a play, including the finance, management, etc

4. the person who takes overall administrative responsibility for a film or television programme Compare director

5. the person who supervises the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record

6. economics a person or business enterprise that generates goods or services for sale Compare consumer

7. chem an apparatus or plant for making producer gas

8. (often plural) ecology an organism, esp a green plant, that builds up its own tissues from simple inorganic compounds See also consumer decomposer

producer

1. An autotrophic organism that serves as a source of food for other organisms in a food chain. Producers include green plants, which produce food through photosynthesis, and certain bacteria that are capable of converting inorganic substances into food through chemosynthesis.

2. Compare consumer

Other Word Forms

• nonproducer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of producer¹

First recorded in 1505–15; produce + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It will also pose a challenge to “Face the Nation” producers who already operate in an environment where real-time fact checking can’t always keep up with the misinformation presented by guests on the program.

From Los Angeles Times

Mike Cotton, creative director of producers Studio Lambert, said it was "a delight to welcome some new households to the Gogglebox family".

From BBC

Brazil, which is the world's biggest producer of coffee, has been slapped with a 50% US import tax.

From BBC

This marks the fifth time producer Ram Berman and Johnson have premiered one of their films at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m a frustrated actor, director, producer and even cameraman. I wanted to be all those things,” Armani said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• architect 
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• manufacturer