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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Such an approach would involve considerable challenges since producers of Taiwanese items sold in the U.S. such as phones and electronics are mainly assembled in China.
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This allows domestic producers to raise their prices, which is reflected in the April 11 Producer Price Index increases observed for certain construction inputs.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
America was not keeping pace with the rest of the world’s production by the 1950s, and was forced to become an importer from producers like Bolivia and Zambia.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Hollywood veterans as both producers and former co-chiefs of the film division at MGM, DeLuca and Abdy are renowned for their deep relationships with visionary moviemakers and long connection to prestige moviedom.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
This allows domestic producers to raise their prices, which is reflected in the April 11 Producer Price Index increases observed for certain construction inputs.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
America was not keeping pace with the rest of the world’s production by the 1950s, and was forced to become an importer from producers like Bolivia and Zambia.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Hollywood veterans as both producers and former co-chiefs of the film division at MGM, DeLuca and Abdy are renowned for their deep relationships with visionary moviemakers and long connection to prestige moviedom.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for producer
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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/producer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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