producer
noun
pro·duc·er
| \ prə-ˈdü-sər
, prō-, -ˈdyü-\
, prō-, -ˈdyü-\
Definition of producer
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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The state of Oregon has not traditionally been a top producer of high school football prospects. — oregonlive, "Holden Whipple, West Salem two-way lineman, could be Oregon’s 2021 breakout prospect," 30 Aug. 2019 Ginger Sledge, Jason Blum, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Linklater are producers on the film. — NBC News, "Richard Linklater, director of "Boyhood," to shoot movie over the course of 20 years," 30 Aug. 2019 Michael will be the show's co-executive producer alongside the Friends star. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'GMA' Star Michael Strahan Went Into SERIOUS 'Magic Mike' Mode on One Audience Member," 28 Aug. 2019 It will be shown at 7 p.m. The screening will be preceded, at 6 p.m., by a complimentary wine reception attended by Robyn Babina, who is the film’s lead actress and one of its producers. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Thriller ‘The Dog Walker’ showing at Housatonic," 26 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, Sony claimed that the real problem was that Disney wouldn’t let MCU architect Kevin Feige be lead producer on the future movies, thereby diminishing the value of Marvel’s involvement. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Spider-Man Swings Back to Sony—Unraveling the Universe," 22 Aug. 2019 Noah's mom, Tish Cyrus, is a producer and director and most of her other siblings are also musicians. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "7 Facts about Noah Cyrus That'll Make You a Stan," 21 Aug. 2019 That means Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will not be a producer on the two more Spider-Man movies reportedly in the works. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Spider-Man is out of the MCU thanks to Sony/Disney standoff," 20 Aug. 2019 Girls creator Lena Dunham is a producer on the project. — Marcus Jones, EW.com, "A Practical Magic prequel series is being conjured up at HBO Max," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'producer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for producer
producer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of producer
: someone who is in charge of making and usually providing the money for a play, movie, record, etc.
: someone or something that grows or makes particular goods or products
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producer
noun
pro·duc·er
| \ prə-ˈdü-sər
, -ˈdyü-\
, -ˈdyü-\
Kids Definition of producer
1
: someone or something that grows or makes a product
oil producers
2
: someone who prepares or finances a public presentation (as a movie)
3
: a living thing (as a green plant) that makes its own food
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