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.
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Shares of the human resources software provider advanced 8% after activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a $2 billion stake in the company.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
For technology providers and distributors, this means higher expectations.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For example, since January, disease experts scattered throughout the agency have answered more than 1,500 calls from providers caring for patients with malaria, parasitic diseases, free-living amoebas, diphtheria, and botulism, according to numbers from the CDC.
—Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Which satellite internet providers are best in 2025?
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
For technology providers and distributors, this means higher expectations.
—Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For example, since January, disease experts scattered throughout the agency have answered more than 1,500 calls from providers caring for patients with malaria, parasitic diseases, free-living amoebas, diphtheria, and botulism, according to numbers from the CDC.
—Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Which satellite internet providers are best in 2025?
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for provider
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“Provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provider. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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