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 signature offering from the beloved 66-year-old Venezuelan rum producer is an elegant blending of both heavy and light rums aged for up to 12 years in the barrel. —Brad Japhe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

Her eyes light up as The Substance producer Eric Fellner comes into view. —Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025

Ahead of the awards ceremony, A.G. Cook — who executive produced Charli's Brat LP — won the BRITs producer of the year award, while Charli won songwriter of the year. —Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025

Taylor’s performances are being presented by AEG/Golden Voice, which is the producer of the annual Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals in Indio. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 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