"producer" in the noun sense
1. manufacturer, producer
someone who manufactures something
2. producer
someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)
3. producer
something that produces
"Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"
"this microorganism is a producer of disease"
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