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producer

producer

748 3.1
A person who gets money and manages making a film or show
  • noun
  • /prəˈduːsər/
translation icon : productor
  • The producer secured funding for the new blockbuster film.
  • television producer
  • producer and director
  • executive producer

So I switched to a different producer and she's been great.

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Examples

  • Carla is the executive producer of Doctor Phil.

  • The singer is Eric Dabowski, who's a great producer based in Australia.

  • Of course, I went from being a producer to a writer to a director.

  • No matter that she was the assistant producer of the news show on a major network.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • 40 heard the same thing from the producer of a television documentary on the same issue.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The role of the sound engineer and producer in pop music recording is crucial.

    Academic text (1999)
  • So what three things does a producer want in a screenplay?

  • My compliments to the producer.

  • Have you ever dreamed of being a Hollywood producer, director, writer, or cinematographer?

    Academic text (1999)
  • BRIDGET : I may have been another year older and still single, but I could always take consolation in my job as top news producer.

Synonyms

filmmaker
vsproducer
304 3.2

A person who makes movies, often as a director or producer

focuses on finding finance and supervising across media rather than just making
film producer
vsproducer
8 3.5

A person who finds money and organizes the making of a film

is used for any show or program rather than only motion pictures
moviemaker
vsproducer
  • US
6 3.7

A person who makes movies

stresses financing and supervisory duties rather than creative making
movie maker
vsproducer
  • US
4 2.7

A person who makes films by directing or producing them

places more emphasis on securing funding and supervising presentation
film maker
vsproducer
1 2.9

A person who makes movies, usually as a director or producer

emphasizes funding and presentation oversight for shows as well as films
theatrical producer
vsproducer
1 5.1

A person who pays for and manages a play or musical

covers shows films and programs rather than only stage work

Antonyms

1.8

A person who buys and uses goods or services

Compounds

A person who finds money and organizes the making of a film

1 6.3

A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses

A person who pays for and manages a play or musical

producer gas
  • Archaic
7.5

A fuel gas formed when air passes over hot coal that can power engines or furnaces

How Senior

showrunner
  • Jargon
10 6.9
producer
748 3.1
associate
533 3.2

Surface Forms

producer singular
producers plural

Morphology

producer = produce (transparent) = produce + er

Agentive noun formed by adding '-er' to the verb 'produce'; the specialized role (e.g., film producer) is a conventional extension but remains transparently 'one who produces' the work.

Etymology

Producer comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and ducere 'to lead', just like in produce. That is why a film or TV producer is the person who 'brings a project forward' by finding money and leading the team.