provider

[ pruh-vahy-der ]

/ prəˈvaɪ dər /

a person or thing that provides.

a person who supports a family or another person.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1515–25; provide + -er¹

non·pro·vid·er, noun

DISH is the first and only provider to offer the Netflix app.
Four TV Shows We Can’t Wait to Return In 2015|DISH|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same test was also recommended by my new primary-care doctor, another “in-network” provider.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former believed in the role of the state as a provider, while the latter favored an iron fist approach to governance.
How WWI Produced the Holocaust|J.P. O’Malley|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But she never felt comfortable in the traditional role of father and provider.
Obamacare Now Pays for Gender Reassignment|Kaiser Health News|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I keep switching from provider to provider, hoping to find one that will meet even my basic needs.
25 Things I Want from an Online Music Service (and Almost Never Get)|Ted Gioia|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The physician's accomplice, undertaker's benefactor and grave worm's provider.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
I hate to cheat the provider of that seventh-class hash, but I must beat on somebody.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870|Various
Wouldnt it be like saying, Be my provider, instead of, Let me provide for you?
Signing the Contract and What it Cost|Martha Finley
It is the bread-giver; the feeder; the provider of every little thing.
The Other Girls|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Approximately three-fourths of these were married women who had assumed some of the husband's role of provider for the family.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole