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

But a publicly accessible database used to populate the directory contains some of the providers' Social Security numbers, linked to their names and other identifying information. —Arkansas Online, 2 May 2026

In the medium term, customers will use their own agents to shop rates and switch providers, eroding the inertia that has long protected incumbent relationships. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent years trying to obtain sterilization on the NHS when at the same time her health provider funds vasectomies for men. —Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

In practice, this looks like a provider not only asking about symptoms, but understanding context. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 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