provider
pruh-VY-der/pɹəˈvaɪ.dɚ/Saypruh-VY-duhUK/pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/AUS/pɹəˈvɑɪ.də(ɹ)/
Pluralproviders
- 1A person or company that gives a service or goods, or that supplies what someone needs to live.
My phone provider raised its prices again this year.
Dad was the main provider for our family when we were young.
Similarsupplier, breadwinner
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Origin
From provide and the ending -er.