Definition of Provider

1. Noun. Someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity.


2. Noun. Someone who provides the means for subsistence.
Generic synonyms: Benefactor, Helper
Derivative terms: Provide

Definition of Provider

1. n. One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted.

Definition of Provider

1. Noun. One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Provider

1. one that provides [n -S] - See also: provides

Lexicographical Neighbors of Provider

proves
provest
proveth
proviant
proviants
provide
provided
provided with
providence
providences
provident
providential
providentially
providently
providentness
provider (current term)
providers
provides
providest
provideth
providing
providor
providore
providores
providors
province
provincehood
provinces
provincewide
provincial

Literary usage of Provider

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contracting for Managed Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: A Guide by Stephen Moss (2000)
"However, some States and counties permit the MCOs that win the contract to finalize their provider networks between the time of contract award and actual ..."

2. Purchasing Managed Care Services for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment by Stephen Moss (1997)
"provider Network Incorporating managed care into a publicly funded AOD ... Strategic planning processes—both at the system and provider levels—can be ..."

3. Characteristics of Childrens Early Care and Education Programs: Data from edited by Sandra L. Hofferth (1999)
"Adjusted percent difference in the odds that the care provider in the primary arrangement had training, for preschool children under 6 years old whose ..."

4. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"A signed referral form from the health care provider indicates that the provider will be receiving the mammography report and following the woman. ..."

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