English noun: producer | |||
1. | producer (person) someone who manufactures something | ||
Synonyms | manufacturer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | maker, shaper | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arms manufacturer, brewer, distiller, food manufacturer, sericulturist | ||
Instance hyponym | Cyrus Hall McCormick, Cyrus McCormick, Eli Whitney, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer, John Mercer, McCormick, Mercer, Singer, Whitney | ||
2. | producer (person) someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | creator | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker, theatrical producer | ||
3. | producer (event) something that produces | ||
Samples | Maine is a leading producer of potatoes. This microorganism is a producer of disease. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cause | ||