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Synonyms

provider

American  
[pruh-vahy-der] / prəˈvaɪ dər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that provides.

  2. a person who supports a family or another person.


Other Word Forms

  • nonprovider noun

Etymology

Origin of provider

First recorded in 1515–25; provide + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Last year T-Mobile US agreed to change some diversity practices while it sought FCC approval to purchase fiber-optic provider Lumos and assets from regional wireless carrier U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other parts of the healthcare plan include transparency initiatives, such as making providers and insurers prominently post their prices, along with a call for Congress to fund what’s known as cost-sharing reduction payments.

From MarketWatch

Other parts of the healthcare plan include transparency initiatives, such as making providers and insurers prominently post their prices, along with a call for Congress to fund what’s known as cost-sharing reduction payments.

From MarketWatch

Linda B. Rosenthal, a Democratic state assemblywoman who represents parts of New York City, has already sponsored a bill that would require automatic outage-related refunds from phone, cable and internet providers.

From MarketWatch

The service disruption hit as the tech infrastructure of businesses has grown more complex, and as potential software disruptions from large tech providers threaten to affect a wider range of the population.

From MarketWatch