producer

Everyday

1. A producer is a person, company or country that makes or grows things to sell. tree →
2. In science, a producer is a living thing, such as a plant, that makes its own food from sunlight. tree →
3. A producer is a person who is in charge of making a film, TV show, play or music record. tree →

In the lessons

In science food chains start with a producer (grass, plants), then consumers that eat them. In geography and money lessons producers make goods and consumers buy them. Phrases: «food producer», «film producer», «producers and consumers».

Examples

• Plants are producers because they make their own food. tree →
• In a food chain, grass is the producer. tree →
• Canada is a big producer of wheat. tree →
• The film producer chose the actors. tree →
• Local producers sell eggs at the market. tree →
• Producers are always at the start of a food chain. tree →
• The music producer recorded the band's new song. tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: produce; noun: product, production. Science: producer (makes food) vs consumer (eats food) vs decomposer (breaks down dead things).