Synonyms

provider

American

[pruh-vahy-der] / prəˈvaɪ dər /

noun

a person or thing that provides.
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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The company has emerged as the pre-eminent supplier of artificial-intelligence servers to up-and-coming cloud providers, but it needs to find a way to expand its shrinking profit margin, Goldman said.

From Barron's

He is the founder and CEO of Revelio Labs, a provider of labor data.

From MarketWatch

Because the TV provider operates its own closed network in a given geographic location, it can engineer and reserve capacity for TV delivery in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hospitals and other providers—businesses that make money on volume—thrived.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The question becomes: What else can we do to help the person and help their health care providers ensure that they're receiving the medication?"

From Science Daily

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