producer

/prəˈdusər/
noun
  1. A person, company, or country that makes or grows something for sale.
    • Local dairy producers sell their milk directly to consumers.
    • Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of coffee.
    • The company is a major producer of electronic components.
  2. A person who is in charge of making a movie, play, television program, or recording, especially handling the financial and organizational side.
    • The producer raised the money to fund the independent film.
    • She worked as a television producer for a popular talk show.
    • The record producer helped the band achieve a polished sound.
  3. A living thing, such as a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight (in ecology).
    • Green plants are the primary producers in most ecosystems.
    • In the ocean, algae and phytoplankton are important producers.
    • Producers form the base of the food chain by converting sunlight into energy.
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