provider
pronunciation
How to pronounce provider in British English:
UK [prəˈvaɪdə(r)]
How to pronounce provider in American English:
US [prəˈvaɪdɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
- someone who provides the means for subsistence
Word Origin
- provider (n.)
- 1520s, agent noun from provide.
Example
- 1. It would turn the government into a miserly provider of pensions and health insurance .
- 2. Countrywide is america 's biggest mortgage provider , and one of its best managed .
- 3. Be sure your child care provider promotes frequent hand washing or use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers .
- 4. We want women to have the offer of independent counselling , independent of the abortion provider .
- 5. However , the application provider may also have a load balancing program that distributes the customer load .