Words / B2

pr-uh-DYOOS-uh/prəˈdjuːsə/

A producer makes a film, programme, or goods: name the producer; a food producer. Director shapes the artistic side of a film; manufacturer is the factory twin. Name the producer in the bibliography. Mix-up: product is the thing made (already elsewhere). Do not credit the producer as the author of a novel.

Meaning

A person or company that makes a film, programme, or goods.

Examples

• “Name the producer as well as the director in the film studies bibliography.”
• “Dairy producers faced a price freeze, which is the agriculture sense.”

Good to know

a film / executive producer; a food producer. Contrast: director. Factory: manufacturer. Film studies and economics. Maker of a show or goods.

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