producer
Americannoun
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a person who produces.
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Economics. a person who creates economic value, or produces goods and services.
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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.
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British Theater. (formerly) a director of theatrical productions; stage director.
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an apparatus for making producer gas.
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Ecology. an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food from inorganic substances.
noun
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a person or thing that produces
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a person responsible for the artistic direction of a play, including interpretation of the script, preparation of the actors, and overall design
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a person who organizes the stage production of a play, including the finance, management, etc
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the person who takes overall administrative responsibility for a film or television programme Compare director
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the person who supervises the arrangement, recording, and mixing of a record
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economics a person or business enterprise that generates goods or services for sale Compare consumer
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chem an apparatus or plant for making producer gas
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(often plural) ecology an organism, esp a green plant, that builds up its own tissues from simple inorganic compounds See also consumer decomposer
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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.
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Compare consumer
Other Word Forms
- nonproducer noun
Etymology
Origin of producer
Example Sentences
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In addition to starring in “Marshals,” Grimes is also an executive producer.
From Los Angeles Times
But he struck out on several mammoth transactions, including the buyout of power producer TXU Corp., which went bankrupt.
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" was named best picture by Hollywood producers on Saturday, continuing its awards season streak before the Oscars.
From Barron's
While higher prices might seem a boon for OPEC+ countries, it in fact carries the risk of increasing competition from producers outside the cartel, such as the United States, Canada and Brazil.
From Barron's
There’s little doubt that the military strikes launched this weekend by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, one of the world’s largest crude producers, will lead to a spike in oil prices.
From MarketWatch
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