provider

Language: en

🇬🇧 /prəˈvaɪdə/ 🇺🇸 /prəˈvaɪdɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A person or entity that supplies or makes available goods, services, or resources to others.; A person who supports or maintains a family, especially financially; a breadwinner.; A healthcare professional or organization that delivers medical services to patients.; A company that offers internet, telecommunications, or other utility services to customers.; One who makes preparation or provision for something; a preparer.; In ecclesiastical law, a person who obtains a benefice through papal provision rather than ordinary appointment.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: providers

Collocations

service providerhealthcare providerinternet service providercontent providercare providerprovider of services

Derivatives

provideprovisionprovidentprovidentialprovidentlyprovisionalprovisionally

Synonyms

suppliervendorpurveyorsourcedistributor

Antonyms

consumerrecipientcustomer

Commonly confused

provision
EN: 'Provider' is the person or entity that supplies something; 'provision' is the act of supplying or a specific clause in an agreement.
supplier
EN: 'Supplier' tends to emphasize goods and materials; 'provider' tends to emphasize services and ongoing support.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'provider' retains the 'e' from 'provide' before the '-r' ending; do not write 'providor' or 'providder'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company is a leading provider of cloud computing services.

  2. He took pride in being the sole provider for his family of five.

  3. Patients are encouraged to choose a primary care provider they trust.

  4. We switched to a different internet service provider for better speeds.

  5. The event organizer was the provider of all necessary arrangements for the conference.

  6. The provider received his benefice directly from the Pope's provision.