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

That convergence is drawing together businesses that once occupied separate corners of the market, from consumer staples companies selling food to biotech firms developing medicines and veterinary providers offering increasingly sophisticated care. — Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Both episodes can be streamed on A&E's website here with a valid TV provider login. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 July 2026

The energy provider announced on Friday that with high winds and heavy rain expected, crews will be ready across the state to respond and restore and power outages as quickly and safely as possible. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

El Dorado County’s largest healthcare provider is searching for a new leader as Marshall Medical Chief Executive Officer Siri Nelson has resigned. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 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