[pro.duc.er] n (1513) 1: one that produces; esp: one that grows agricultural products or manufactures crude materials into articles of use
2: a furnace or apparatus that produces combustible gas to be used for fuel by circulating air or a mixture of air and steam through a layer of incandescent fuel
3: a person who supervises or finances the production of a stage or screen production or radio or television program
4: any of various organisms (as a green plant) which produce their own organic compounds from simple precursors (as carbon dioxide and inorganic nitrogen) and many of which are food sources for other organisms--compare consumer