producer

  1. Noun.  (economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
  2. Noun.  One who produces an artistic production like a CD, a theater production, a film, a TV program and so on.
  3. Noun.  (context, biology) An organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple molecules and an external source of energy.
  4. Noun.  (UK, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven days in which to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.
  5. Noun.  (archaic) A furnace for producing combustible gas for fuel.

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