provider

noun

pro·​vid·​er prə-ˈvī-dər 

: one that provides

health care providers

an Internet provider

especially : breadwinner

Examples of provider in a Sentence

She works hard and is a good provider.

He is the sole provider for his family.

Recent Examples on the Web

This information is shared with social media, sponsorship, analytics, and other vendors or service providers. —Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025

The service provider Jio also announced offers for its existing consumers to avail the live streaming of one of the biggest sports events in the country. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

According to live capacity and air demand data from air cargo software and consulting provider Rotate, 12 percent of European cargo has been directly impacted by the closure. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025

Disney+ will also carry the Final Four. Cable providers, then, are required for fans hoping to seamlessly hop back and forth between the two brackets, even as fans shift to a streaming-first future. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing provider

• access provider
• application service provider
• Internet service provider
• preferred provider
• preferred provider organization
• wireless provider

Rhymes for provider

• collider
• confider
• divider
• insider
• outsider
• cider
• cyder
• eider
• glider
• hider
• rider
• schneider