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

Indianapolis offers winter shelter as homelessness rises The city has started offering emergency winter shelter in recent years as Indy's largest shelter provider, Wheeler Mission, scales back its overflow capacity amid rising homelessness. —Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025

As the leading provider of studio and production services in the Caribbean and Latin America, Lantica has hosted productions from major studios, including Netflix, Amazon, NBCUniversal, Paramount, HBO and Lionsgate. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025

The online ordering platform includes a brief medical screening questionnaire to be reviewed by a licensed health-care provider before prescribing the vaccine. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025

In the program, Puff will have to take prescribed medicine unless otherwise advised by a health care provider. —Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 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