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 intense demand is driving significant activity among niche data providers. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Google’s parent Alphabet has revealed that GFiber is being merged with the internet service provider Astound Broadband, which already serves over a million customers in states including California, Illinois and Washington state. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026

And in September, the banking giant Morgan Stanley, long a blockchain skeptic, decided to partner with a crypto infrastructure provider to let its brokerage customers trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first half of 2026. —Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026

Home warranty providers that have high coverage limits, like American Home Shield, ultimately provide more value for your plan than a provider that has a limited coverage cap because the company will pay more for the repairs or cover the cost entirely. —Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Mar. 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