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

Between 2010 and 2020, the county’s hospices have multiplied sixfold, accounting for more than half of the state’s roughly 1,200 Medicare-certified providers, according to a Times analysis of federal healthcare data.

From Los Angeles Times

The company had invested $8 billion in the startup as of late 2024 and it is one of its key cloud providers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The housing department said the revised plans would ensure providers retain "sufficient financial capacity" to build new homes at the same time as overseeing upgrades to their stock.

From BBC

Essex said a reacceleration in software growth was encouraging, even as the government shutdown weighed on bookings and growth at Red Hat, the Linux software provider, which IBM acquired in 2019.

From MarketWatch

Payment networks including Mastercard and Visa serve as intermediaries between retailers and credit-card providers when consumers pay with a credit card.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dealer
• distributor
• purveyor
• retailer
• seller