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

Major cloud providers, including Amazon, Microsoft and Google, are spending billions on data centers to address this growing need. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

What To Know As regulations change and the public grows more distrustful of the industry, health care providers are dealing with consolidation, technology adoption and staffing challenges. —Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

As the dominant content provider in live television, when the league strikes a new agreement or makes a change to its programming, it will be felt across the media ecosystem. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

For that reason, this is a small list of just 14 providers. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 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