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pro·duc·er / prəˈd(y)oōsər; prō-/ • n. 1. a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale: an oil producer. ∎ a person or thing that makes or causes something: the mold is the producer of the toxin aflatoxin. 2. a person responsible for the financial and managerial aspects of making of a movie or broadcast or for staging a play, opera, etc. ∎ a person who supervises the making of a musical recording, esp. by determining the overall sound. |
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"producer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "producer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-producer.html "producer." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-producer.html |
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Producer, American term for the man responsible for the financial side of play-production, for the buying of the play, the renting of the theatre, the engagement of actors and staff, and the handling of the receipts. In Britain most of these functions are assumed by the manager. Formerly the person who was responsible for the actual staging of the play and the conduct of rehearsals was known in Britain as the producer, but this has now been universally replaced by the American term director.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Producer." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Producer." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Producer.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Producer." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Producer.html |
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producer An organism considered as a source of energy for those above it in a food chain (i.e. at the next trophic level). Green plants, which convert energy from sunlight into chemical energy, are primary producers; herbivores are secondary producers, as they utilize energy from green plants and supply energy for carnivores. Compare consumer.
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"producer." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "producer." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-producer.html "producer." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-producer.html |
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producer In an ecosystem, an organism that is able to manufacture food from simple inorganic substances (i.e. an autotroph, most typically a green plant). Compare consumer organism.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "producer." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "producer." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-producer.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "producer." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-producer.html |
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producer In an ecosystem, an organism that is able to manufacture food from simple inorganic substances, i.e. an autotroph, most typically a green plant.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "producer." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "producer." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-producer.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "producer." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-producer.html |
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producer •anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, curiosa, Formosa, grocer, samosa, Via Dolorosa
•coaxer, hoaxer
•greengrocer
•rejoicer, voicer
•Abu Musa, Appaloosa, babirusa, inducer, introducer, juicer, producer, reducer, rusa, seducer, sprucer, traducer
•discusser, fusser, trusser
•propulsor, Tulsa, ulcer
•oncer • conveyancer • piercer
•influencer • Odense • balancer
•silencer • grimacer • trespasser
•harasser • remembrancer
•licenser, licensor
•traverser • canvasser • sequencer
•bursar, converser, curser, cursor, disburser, mercer, purser, rehearser, reverser, vice versa
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"producer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "producer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-producer.html "producer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-producer.html |
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