provider

[pruh-vahy-der]

noun

1. a person or thing that provides.

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

Other Word Forms

• nonprovider noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of provider¹

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

Example Sentences

If they’re unable to pay their doctors, “those providers may raise prices across the board to make up for an increase in uncompensated care provided,” she said.

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Santee Cooper, a big power provider in South Carolina, is in advanced talks to sell two inactive nuclear reactors to Brookfield Asset Management that could power data centers underpinning the AI boom.

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The technology integrator and solutions provider for government and business announced External link earnings per share of $1.49 from sales of $2.9 billion for its fiscal second quarter.

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In its announcement, Anthropic stressed the important role that Amazon plays in its business, calling Amazon “our primary training partner and cloud provider.”

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Omnilert says it is a "leading provider" of AI gun detection - citing a number of US schools among its case studies on its website.

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