Provider Meaning
/pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
Sentence Examples
My husband isn't quite the provider he should be.
For the time being, I'm happy with my internet service provider.
The company is a leading provider of high-speed internet services.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The primary ____ for his family worked two jobs to pay all the bills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The internet ____ upgraded the network infrastructure to offer faster speeds to all customers.
Word Origin & History
From provide + -er. Since 15th century.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"Even if policy shifts resources away from hard investment and back into social spending, the "Floridization" of Chinese demographics will intensify the shortage of healthcare provision over the next decade, worsening the frayed contract between patients, providers, and the government."
— 2013 September 26, Damien Ma, William Adams, “Welfare: Socialism with Chinese … Actually No, Not Socialism at All”, in In Line Behind a Billion People: How Scarcity Will Define China’s Ascent in the Next Decade, Upper Saddle River, N.J.: FT Press, →ISBN, part II (Social Scarcity), page 103:
"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., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2023:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The primary ____ for his family worked two jobs to pay all the bills.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The internet ____ upgraded the network infrastructure to offer faster speeds to all customers.