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provider

UK/pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)//pɹəˈvaɪ.dɚ/

provider noun: one who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

Noun

provider (plural providers)

  1. One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
    • In view of this, it is clear why internet service providers (ISPs) are inclined to play a backbench role when it comes to combating file sharing.2012, S. Allegrezza, A. Dubrocard, Internet Econometrics, →ISBN
    • Using BLE, a merchant or other provider can define more targeted "micro-locations" to trigger an alert, in some cases requiring that you be in the presence of an iBeacon in order to validate a Passbook entry.2013 June 19, Daniel Eran Dilger, “Inside iOS 7: iBeacons enhance apps' location awareness via Bluetooth LE”, in Apple Insider

provider meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

provider in Hindi

provider
प्रदाता pradātā, दाता dātā

provider in Tamil

வழங்கி, வழங்குபவர், வழங்கம்

provider in Marathi

provider
पुरवणारा puravṇārā, पुरवणारी puravṇārī

provider in Urdu

مہیا کرنے والا, رازق
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provider in Bengali
সরবরাহকারী
provider in Telugu
ప్రొవైడర్
provider in Malayalam
ദാതാവ്, ആവശ്യങ്ങൾ നിർവ്വഹിച്ചുകൊടുക്കുന്നവൻ, ചെല്ലും ചെലവും കൊടുക്കുന്നൻ, ദായകൻ
provider in Kannada
ಒದಗಿಸುವವನು, ಸರಬರಾಜು ಮಾಡುವವನು, ಜೀವನೋಪಾಯ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವವನು
provider in Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਦਾਤਾ, ਮੁਹੱਈਆ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
provider in Gujarati
પ્રદાતા, પ્રોવાઇડર
provider in Odia
ପ୍ରଦାନକାରୀ
provider in Nepali
प्रदायक

Examples of provider in a sentence

  • A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian:
  • Both switching costs and network effects tend to lead to enshittification because platform providers see early adopters as an investment in future profits.2023 March 3, Tim Harford, “The enshittification of apps is real. But is it bad?”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd....

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Forms of provider

pluralproviders

Plural of provider: providers

Origin of provider

From provide + -er. Since 15th century.

Words formed from provider

Phrases with provider

Questions about provider

What does provider mean?
Provider means one who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
What is provider in Hindi?
Provider in Hindi is प्रदाता (pradātā), दाता (dātā). See Provider meaning in Hindi.
How do you use provider in a sentence?
A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.
What part of speech is provider?
Provider is a noun.
How do you pronounce provider?
Provider is pronounced /pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of provider?
The plural of provider is providers.

Words near provider in the dictionary

  1. providentialistic
  2. providentialists
  3. providentially
  4. providently
  5. providentness
  6. provider
  7. providers
  8. providership
  9. providerships
  10. provides
  11. providest

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: provider (page history and authors); provider (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); provider (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Provider (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); provider (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); provider (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); provider (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); provider (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); provider (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); provider (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); provider (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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