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

In some cases, the agency may decrease rates paid to providers or require them to seek permission before performing services, Bimestefer said. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025

Enterprise planning provider Epicor promoted Kerrie Jordan to chief marketing officer. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Montana funeral provider Axelson Funeral & Cremation Services paid tribute to Blackstock, who died on Aug. 7 at age 48 following a battle with skin cancer, in an obituary shared ahead of Blackstock's Aug. 17 memorial service. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025

Miami-Dade’s more than 31,000 county employees are on track for a new insurance provider after Aetna ousted longtime administrator AvMed in a County Commission vote on Wednesday. —Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 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