Hypertext Webster Gateway: "producer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Producer \Pro*du"cer\, n.
1. One who produces, brings forth, or generates.
2. One who grows agricultural products, or manufactures crude
materials into articles of use.
3. (Iron & Steel Manuf.) A furnace for producing combustible
gas which is used for fuel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
producer
n 1: someone who manufactures something [syn: {manufacturer}]
2: someone who finds financing for and supervises the making
and presentation of a show (play or film or program or
similar work)
3: something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of
potatoes" or "this microorganism is a producer of disease"
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