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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The School Board is expected to approve a $14 million deal on Tuesday with Broward Health, where the healthcare provider would purchase 10 acres of vacant property in Parkland to build an outpatient facility and possibly other development.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Pediatric care providers and child life specialists generally hold that a child’s experience of illness is shaped by more than treatment alone, and that positive emotional experiences can ease anxiety and help children cope with the stress of hospitalization.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Furthermore, buildings must now identify backup service providers to ensure repairs can be made even if primary companies are unavailable or out of business.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Affected customers included residents of Sutter County in addition to those seeing health providers in Sutter County but who did not live in the area, according to the representative.
—Velvet Wu
june 19, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Pediatric care providers and child life specialists generally hold that a child’s experience of illness is shaped by more than treatment alone, and that positive emotional experiences can ease anxiety and help children cope with the stress of hospitalization.
—Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Furthermore, buildings must now identify backup service providers to ensure repairs can be made even if primary companies are unavailable or out of business.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Affected customers included residents of Sutter County in addition to those seeing health providers in Sutter County but who did not live in the area, according to the representative.
—Velvet Wu
june 19, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
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“Provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provider. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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