a person or an organization that supplies sb with sth they need or want:
training providers * We are one of the largest providers of employment in the area. * The eldest son is the family's sole provider (= the only person who earns money).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for provider is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is provider a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, provider is tagged as noun.
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