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provider

provider

282 2.9
A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity
  • noun
  • /prəˈvaɪdər/
translation icon : proveedor
  • I got a call yesterday from our health care provider.
  • service providers
  • care provider
  • primary care provider

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Examples

  • Ask your insurance provider if they'll cover this.

  • For many Afghans, the police are the most visible security providers and representatives of the government.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's the difference between being a service provider and an essential partner.

  • Moreover, there may simply not be enough care providers for competition to exist in France.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We have to make sure we communicate very clearly to patients and providers, specific healthcare providers.

  • The same message should be extended toward health care providers, health care facilities, workplaces, and communities.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The CHILE intervention includes health care providers as change agents as part of the socioecological model.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I got a call yesterday from our health care provider to discuss our coverage options.

  • The order says that Internet service providers with state contracts must follow net neutrality principles.

  • Ask your insurance provider if they'll cover this medical expense.

Synonyms

vendor
vsprovider
257 2.0

A person or company that sells things, for example at a market

emphasizes supplying a service or commodity, not just selling for money
seller
vsprovider
257 1.0

A person or company that offers goods for money

is broader and includes supplying without direct sale or money exchange
retailer
vsprovider
205 2.4

A shop or company that sells goods to people for home use

serves wider supply roles including services and business deliveries
supplier
vsprovider
204 2.7

A company or person that sells goods and services to businesses and people

is a general source for a particular service or commodity
distributor
vsprovider
74 3.5

A company that supplies products to shops and businesses

often supplies directly to end users rather than acting as middlemen
purveyor
vsprovider
23 6.7

A person or company that supplies food to shops and restaurants

focuses on general services or commodities, not especially food
dispenser
vsprovider
6 3.7

A person who gives out medicines or other supplies

performs ongoing supply of services or commodities rather than single distributions
distro
vsprovider
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A company that buys goods from makers and sells them to shops

is the neutral general term for supplying services or commodities
provisioner
vsprovider
1 7.9

A person or company that supplies food and goods to a large group, often an army

focuses on any service or commodity, not only food or group supply
furnisher
vsprovider
4.4

A person or company that supplies goods and services to others

is the broad term for supplying a particular service or commodity
distributer
vsprovider
  • US
3.4

A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses

serves wider recipients, not only business customers
vender
vsprovider
  • US
1.6

A person or business that sells to customers

can mean supplying services beyond simple commercial sales

Antonyms

1.8

A person who buys and uses goods or services

300 3.7

A person or organization that gets something

Compounds

Someone or somewhere that gives medical care, for example a doctor

A doctor or nurse you see first for health problems and regular check-ups

How Official

official
2.3
furnisher
  • Formal
1 7.5
provider
282 2.9
source
2.3
informant
165 5.6

Surface Forms

provider singular
providers plural

Morphology

provider = provide (transparent) = provide + er

The word 'provider' is transparently derived from 'provide' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er', indicating one who provides.

Etymology

Provider comes from the verb provide, built from pro- 'before' and videre 'to see', so it once meant 'to see ahead'. So a provider is a company or person who gives what people need, like a service or a product.