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

On Friday, Bass and Solis also announced an extension of multiple community mobile health clinics this weekend and next week in partnership with community health providers for those affected by the fire. — City News Service, Daily News, 4 July 2026

Oracle, a key compute provider for OpenAI, warned of nonpayment risks, and its massive Stargate data center project faces financing hurdles. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

If streaming providers get more flexibility, future TV packages could look different. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Plus, the platform is designed to work with multiple AI models instead of being tied to a single provider. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, 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