PRODUCER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something that produces

Example:

this microorganism is a producer of disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("producer" is a kind of...):

cause (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something)

Derivation:

produce (bring forth or yield)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who manufactures something

Synonyms:

manufacturer; producer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("producer" is a kind of...):

maker; shaper (a person who makes things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "producer"):

arms manufacturer (someone who manufactures arms and munitions)

brewer (the owner or manager of a brewery)

distiller (someone who distills alcoholic liquors)

food manufacturer (a person who manufactures food products)

sericulturist (a producer of raw silk)

Instance hyponyms:

Cyrus Hall McCormick; Cyrus McCormick; McCormick (United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884))

John Mercer; Mercer (British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866))

Isaac M. Singer; Isaac Merrit Singer; Singer (United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875))

Eli Whitney; Whitney (United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825))

Derivation:

produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("producer" is a kind of...):

creator (a person who grows or makes or invents things)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "producer"):

film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)

theatrical producer (someone who produces theatrical performances)

Derivation:

produce (bring onto the market or release)

Credits

Context examples:

After that, populations grew rapidly, with extensive migration and mixture as many groups transitioned from hunter-gatherers to food producers over the last 10,000 years.

(Global human genome study reveals our complex evolutionary history, University of Cambridge)

According to the Atlas of the Atlantic Forest Remains, which monitors the spatial distribution of the forest, the state of Paraná, one of the country's largest grain producers, reached the largest areas of regeneration in the period assessed, totaling 75,612 hectares; followed by Minas Gerais (59,850 hectares), Santa Catarina (24,964 hectares), São Paulo (23,021 hectares) and Mato Grosso do Sul (19,117 hectares).

(Brazil: Atlantic Forest regeneration in nine states, Agência Brasil)

K. Kemparaju, a professor at the biochemistry department of the University of Mysore, Karnataka, says the researchers have, through the study, made a highly valid effort to scientifically convince and sensitise antivenom producers and policymakers to switch to the making of region-specific antivenom.

(‘India needs region-specific snakebite antivenoms’, SciDev.Net)

GM crops have expanded beyond corn, soybeans, cotton and canola to give more choices for the world’s consumers and food producers, Paul Teng, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) chair, said.

(GM tech expands with more crops to more countries, SciDev.Net)

You might be a trader or stockbroker, or if you are a producer working in TV, you might be charged with the task of presenting financial trends clearly to the public.