provider

noun

pro·​vid·​er prə-ˈvī-dər How to pronounce provider (audio)
Synonyms of providernext
: 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.
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One legal service provider told ABC News that DHS began offering the $3,000 incentive earlier this month. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 And the large cloud-service providers known as hyperscalers are looking far and wide for that energy. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 Appointment scheduling done by patients rather than with the assistance of a provider increased 27% year over year, DeVeydt said. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Assuming the third spacecraft launches nominally, all three will come down before Christmas in the Koonibba Test Range in the South Australian Outback, through coordination with Varda's long-time space-mission service provider, Southern Launch. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for provider

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of provider was in the 15th century

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