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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. Compare director ( def 3 ).
  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

/ əˈːə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of producer1

First recorded in 1505–15; produce + -er 1
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David and Jessica Oyelowo wear many hats — spouses, parents, actors, producers, directors, writers — and more often than not, they are filling these roles in tandem.

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Last week, Bill Owens, the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned, citing additional corporate pressure over coverage.

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The White House said it’s imposing tariffs to bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States and relying too much on foreign producers could threaten economic security.

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He planned at one point to portray Gaye in a movie helmed by “Empire” executive producer Lee Daniels, Howard told Bill Maher on the “Club Random” podcast released Sunday.

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Rigal is one of Los Angeles’ most prolific nightlife producers, with a reputation that precedes him.

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