WordGarden.ioproducer
B1Pronunciation
UK
- /prədjˈuːsə/
US
- /prəˈdusər/
Meanings
Noun
a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies something for sale
a person who oversees and finances the making of a film, television program, or theatre production
a person who creates and shapes recorded music
More meaningsFewer meanings
an organism that makes its own food from simple substances, especially by photosynthesis
Beyond the definition
A producer is someone or something that makes, grows, or supplies something. In business and everyday life, it can mean a person, company, or country that produces goods, food, or materials, such as a wheat producer or a car producer.
The word is also very common in music, film, television, and theatre. In these fields, a producer is the person who helps make the project happen by organizing money, people, and the work that needs to be done. In every case, the main idea is the same: bringing something into being or helping it get made.
The word "producer" has several related meanings, and they all connect to the idea of making something or causing something to be made. At its broadest, a producer can be a person, company, region, or even a living thing that creates or supplies something. A farm can be a producer of eggs, a factory can be a producer of steel, and a country can be a major producer of oil.
This is an important meaning in business, farming, and economics. In that world, a producer is on the supply side: the one that provides goods or materials for others to use or buy. That is why we often hear phrases like "coffee producer," "movie producer," or "leading producer of natural gas."
In entertainment, the meaning becomes more specific. A producer in film, television, theatre, or music is usually the person who helps guide the project and make sure it gets completed. Depending on the field, this can include finding money, hiring people, planning the work, making big decisions, and helping shape the final result. A music producer may work closely on the sound of a song, while a film producer may focus more on funding, planning, and overall control.
The word can also be used more generally for anything that causes a result. For example, a chemical might be a producer of heat, or a policy might be described as a producer of change. So while the details change from one context to another, the central idea stays steady: a producer is the source behind something that is made, grown, supplied, or brought about.
Examples
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Manufacturing
The factory is a major producer of electric buses.
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Local food
We buy vegetables directly from local producers.
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Coffee trade
Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of coffee.
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News program
She works as a producer for a morning news program.
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Music production
The producer helped the band choose the songs for their first album.
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Film rights
Several producers offered to turn the novel into a film.
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Executive role
The executive producer approved the budget before filming began.
- Domain
in media, an executive producer is a senior producer who controls money or major decisions
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Oil market
Prices rose after several oil producers agreed to cut supply.
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Used with (collocations)
- oil producer
- major producer
- domestic producer
Word family
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- supply chain
- output
Forms and spellings
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Main spelling
- producernoun
Forms
- producerspluralnoun