producer

English

/pɹəˈdjuːsə/, /pɹəˈduːsɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
  • One who produces an artistic production like a CD, a theater production, a film, a TV program and so on.
  • (biology) An organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple molecules and an external source of energy.
  • (UK) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven days (or ten, in the Republic of Ireland) in which to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.
  • (archaic) A furnace for producing combustible gas for fuel.

Etymology

Affix from English produce.

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