producer
noun
pro·duc·er
prə-ˈdü-sər 
prō-,
-ˈdyü-
1
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.
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2024
Jay Blackman Jay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas as transportation, space, medical and consumer issues.
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With a team including Jamaican producer Anju Blaxx, Swedish producer Adde Instrumentals, and Mixpak’s Dubbel Dutch, Popcaan set out to make something durable, more concerned with the goal of showcasing his personality than competing in the moment.
—Naomi Zeichner, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Sunshine in a bottle Sunshine is something California sparkling wine producers have in abundance, and often must work against; new viticultural techniques have made that prospect easier.
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2024
Jay Blackman Jay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas as transportation, space, medical and consumer issues.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
With a team including Jamaican producer Anju Blaxx, Swedish producer Adde Instrumentals, and Mixpak’s Dubbel Dutch, Popcaan set out to make something durable, more concerned with the goal of showcasing his personality than competing in the moment.
—Naomi Zeichner, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
Sunshine in a bottle Sunshine is something California sparkling wine producers have in abundance, and often must work against; new viticultural techniques have made that prospect easier.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/producer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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
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