/prə'dju:sə(r); [US] -'du:-; prə`dusɚ/
n
1 person, company, country, etc that produces (produce1) goods or materials 生产者（可指个人、公司、国家等）; 制造者; 产地
*The firm is Britain's main producer of electronic equipment. 该公司为英国主要的电子设备制造厂家.
* The producers of the radios could not find a market for them. 这些收音机制造厂产品打不开销路.
* the conflicting interests of producers and consumers 生产者与消费者的利害冲突. Cf 参看 consumer.
2 (a) person in charge of a film or theatrical production, who obtains the money to make the film or put on the play, and arranges the schedules, publicity, etc （影片的）制片人; （戏剧的）主管人, 制作总监. Cf 参看 director 2.
(b) person who arranges the making of a TV or radio programme, a record, etc （电视或广播节目、唱片等的）制作人, 监制.
(c) (esp in the amateur theatre) person who arranges the performance of a play, telling the actors what to do; director （尤指业余剧团的）舞台监督, 导演.
(d) director of an opera performance 歌剧导演.

n[C]
someone whose job is to control the preparation of a play, film, or broadcast, but who does not direct the actors
television/film/theatre producer
　Hollywood producers and movie stars
alsorecord producer
someone whose job is to organize and direct the recording and production of a record
a person, company, or country that makes or grows goods, foods, or materials
→consumerproducer of
　South Carolina is the fourth largest producer of tobacco.
coffee/wine/car etc producer
　leading oil producers