# producer

Pronunciation: US say "pruh-DOO-sur" /pɹəˈdusɚ/; say "pruh-DYOO-suh" UK /pɹəˈdjuːsə/, AUS /pɹəˈdjʉːsə/

## Noun

1. A person who organizes, finances, and oversees the making of an artistic work such as an album, film, play, TV program, or video game.
   - Simple: A person who manages the money and people needed to make a film, album, or show.
   - _The producer secured funding from three studios before shooting began._
   - _As the album's producer, he shaped the band's sound across every track._
2. An individual or organization that makes goods or provides services.
   - Simple: A person or company that makes goods or provides services.
   - _The country is a major producer of wheat and other grains._
   - _Producers raise prices when the cost of raw materials goes up._
3. An organism that makes complex organic compounds from simple molecules using an external energy source such as sunlight.
   - Simple: A living thing that makes its own food from simple materials and energy, like sunlight.
   - _Green plants act as producers, turning sunlight into chemical energy._
   - _In this lake, algae are the main producer feeding the whole food web._
4. A speeding arrest after which the driver is given seven days (in the UK) to produce their driving license and related documents at a police station. *(slang, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: A police stop for speeding where the driver must bring their license and papers to a station within a few days.
   - _He got a producer on the motorway and had a week to bring his documents in._
   - _Two drivers were handed producers during the speed checks that weekend._

## Noun

5. A furnace that produces combustible gas for use as fuel. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A furnace that makes burnable gas for use as fuel.
   - _The old foundry relied on a producer to supply gas for its burners._
   - _Several producers in the gasworks burned coke to fuel the plant._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "produce" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/producer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).