producer

1. Someone who manufactures something (synset 110311977)
   is a type of: maker, shaper - a person who makes things
   subtypes:

   • arms manufacturer - someone who manufactures arms and munitions
   • brewer - the owner or manager of a brewery
   • distiller - someone who distills alcoholic liquors
   • food manufacturer - a person who manufactures food products
   • sericulturist - a producer of raw silk
   specific instances:

   • cyrus hall mccormick, cyrus mccormick, mccormick - United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884)
   • john mercer, mercer - British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
   • isaac m. singer, isaac merrit singer, singer - United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
   • eli whitney, whitney - United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
   same as: manufacturer
2. Someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work) (synset 110499603)
   is a type of: creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things
   subtypes:

   • film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker - a producer of motion pictures
   • theatrical producer - someone who produces theatrical performances
3. Something that produces (synset 107343356)
   "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"
   is a type of: cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

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