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

As the official medical services provider for FIFA World Cup in Kansas City, KU will be at the center of the action, tending to players and providing first aid to fans during matches at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, aka, temporarily, Kansas City Stadium. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026

For this reason, healthcare providers and family members or other caretakers are the most likely to contract it. —Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

Lauren McCormick, a spokeswoman for travel insurance provider Squaremouth, says your phone is the most efficient tool for protecting your travel investment if things go wrong. —Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

According to county officials, the dashboard’s development was motivated by the county’s efforts to modernize public health data systems and provide up-to-date information on health trends to health care providers, journalists, community organizations and county staff. —Velvet Wu june 5, Sacbee.com, 6 June 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