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

The exact cost of the procedure is somewhat variable, though Greco says patients should be suspicious of any provider whose price generally seems too good to be true. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024

In turn, all three of the world’s biggest cloud-computing providers — Microsoft, Amazon.com Inc., and Alphabet Inc.’s Google — have become active investors in AI startups over recent years. —Samuel Stolton, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024

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