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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonprovider noun

Etymology

Origin of provider

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

Example Sentences

Some 61% of customers spend more at a terminal than a till, according to another provider of the technology, Vita Mojo.

From BBC

In McDermott’s view, ServiceNow has been lumped in with software-as-a-service providers, when it offers more than a “point solution,” but rather a “platform” that lets customers infuse AI into disparate elements of employee workflow.

From MarketWatch

The Internet Services Providers Association, an industry body, has estimated hundreds of thousands of upgrades have been effectively put on hold, preventing households from upgrading their connection or switching providers.

From BBC

The four factors and their percentages within the index provider’s scoring methodology are:

From MarketWatch

Stonepeak counts Trac Intermodal, an infrastructure provider for the movement of containers to and from ports across the U.S., among its current holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dealer
• distributor
• purveyor
• retailer
• seller