Provider
noun
A person or an organization that supplies a particular kind of service.
The company is a leading provider of healthcare services.
Often appears as...
- service provider
- health care provider
noun
A person who earns money to support their family.
Her father was the primary provider for their family.
Often appears as...
- primary provider
- sole provider
noun
A computer program or a server that supplies a computer network with data.
A network provider manages data traffic between multiple networks.
Often appears as...
- network provider
- data provider
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person or an organization that supplies a particular kind of service.
The company is a leading provider of healthcare services.
Often appears as...
- service provider
- health care provider
noun
A person who earns money to support their family.
Her father was the primary provider for their family.
Often appears as...
- primary provider
- sole provider
noun
A computer program or a server that supplies a computer network with data.
A network provider manages data traffic between multiple networks.
Often appears as...
- network provider
- data provider
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
The provider's identity changes with context; they're entities offering specific services in a field.
When traveling, find a local SIM card provider to avoid high roaming charges.
Pro Tip 2/3Service Scope
Providers can range from individuals to large companies, all supplying a service to meet needs.
Your tour guide is also a provider of historical knowledge about the city.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Goods
Provider refers to services, not physical goods. A shop selling products is not typically a 'provider'.
She became a provider of legal advice, not legal books.
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A doctor's case for...
we should be embarrassed by that -- but we can also learn from that. And there are probably three lessons at least that we can learn from those small dispensaries. we need to find ways to give patients more control in small but important ways. How to interact with healthcare providers, when to interact with healthcare providers,
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The truth about unwanted...
If you're experiencing unwanted pain, talk to a medical provider. Otherwise -- arousal nonconcordance. Your genital behavior just doesn't necessarily predict your subjective experience of liking and wanting. Another friend, back in college, told me about her first experiences of power play in a sexual relationship.
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Mick Mountz: What...
what I realized by talking to all the material-handling providers was that there was no solution designed specifically to solve each base picking. Red item, green, blue, getting those three things in a box. So we said, there's just got to be a better way to do this. Existing material handling was set up to pump
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How can we solve the...
where healthcare providers purchase antibiotic subscriptions. While governments are looking for ways to incentivize antibiotic development, these programs are still in the early stages. Countries around the world will need to do much more— but with enough investment in antibiotic development
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Caring for maternal...
prevent maternal deaths is to make sure women are healthy before they become pregnant and that they have the ability to plan and space their pregnancies women with consistent access to a health care provider throughout their lifetime are more likely to identify
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Hackers: the internet's...
he sent his personal troops down to Egypt's Internet service providers and had them physically kill the switch on the country's connection to the world overnight. For a government to do a thing like that was unprecedented, and for hackers, it made it personal.
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What Islam really says...
I was treated the same, the same was expected of me. I was never taught that God judged differently based on gender. And my parents' understanding of God as a merciful and beneficial friend and provider shaped the way I looked at the world.
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The tyranny of merit PIPE...
maintenance workers, grocery store clerks, warehouse workers, truckers, nurse assistants, childcare workers, home health care providers. These are not the best-paid or most honored workers.
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Joan Halifax: Compassion...
why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do what they're supposed to do, which is to really transform suffering? And if compassion is so good for us,
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Amazing Symbiosis: Ant...
measure in exchange for all this protection the tree takes on the provider role it gives the insect everything it needs in terms of food and shelter these little nodules or
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A doctor's case for...
we should be embarrassed by that -- but we can also learn from that. And there are probably three lessons at least that we can learn from those small dispensaries. we need to find ways to give patients more control in small but important ways. How to interact with healthcare providers, when to interact with healthcare providers,
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
If you're experiencing unwanted pain, talk to a medical provider. Otherwise -- arousal nonconcordance. Your genital behavior just doesn't necessarily predict your subjective experience of liking and wanting. Another friend, back in college, told me about her first experiences of power play in a sexual relationship.
Video examples
Mick Mountz: What...
what I realized by talking to all the material-handling providers was that there was no solution designed specifically to solve each base picking. Red item, green, blue, getting those three things in a box. So we said, there's just got to be a better way to do this. Existing material handling was set up to pump
Video examples
How can we solve the...
where healthcare providers purchase antibiotic subscriptions. While governments are looking for ways to incentivize antibiotic development, these programs are still in the early stages. Countries around the world will need to do much more— but with enough investment in antibiotic development
Video examples
Caring for maternal...
prevent maternal deaths is to make sure women are healthy before they become pregnant and that they have the ability to plan and space their pregnancies women with consistent access to a health care provider throughout their lifetime are more likely to identify
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
he sent his personal troops down to Egypt's Internet service providers and had them physically kill the switch on the country's connection to the world overnight. For a government to do a thing like that was unprecedented, and for hackers, it made it personal.
Video examples
What Islam really says...
I was treated the same, the same was expected of me. I was never taught that God judged differently based on gender. And my parents' understanding of God as a merciful and beneficial friend and provider shaped the way I looked at the world.
Video examples
The tyranny of merit PIPE...
maintenance workers, grocery store clerks, warehouse workers, truckers, nurse assistants, childcare workers, home health care providers. These are not the best-paid or most honored workers.
Video examples
Joan Halifax: Compassion...
why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do what they're supposed to do, which is to really transform suffering? And if compassion is so good for us,
Video examples
Amazing Symbiosis: Ant...
measure in exchange for all this protection the tree takes on the provider role it gives the insect everything it needs in terms of food and shelter these little nodules or
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Kim Dotcom
German Businessman
I was an online service provider. It's not my job to police what people are uploading. It's the job of the content owners, and the law is very clear. If you create content, and you want to protect your copyrights, you have to do the work.
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Jose Serrano
American Politician
In a country with an overabundance of food, no one should go hungry because of a lack of funds or technical and professional knowledge. We have the food, and we have the networks; we now need to support the providers.
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Jeff Van Drew
American Politician
Housing providers and building and design professionals have a responsibility under federal nondiscrimination laws to provide housing protections for individuals with disabilities.
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Joan Halifax
American Activist
If compassion is so good for us, why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do what they're supposed to do, which is to transform suffering?
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Jerome Bruner
American Psychologist
Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.
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Kali Uchis
Colombian Musician
It was really important for me to understand that I needed to provide for myself, and I needed to become a provider for my own family, too.
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Laila Rouass
British Actress
I'm the sole provider for my child, I don't get any help. I'm not saying we're poverty stricken, but it does mean I have to work hard.
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Roman Reigns
American Wrestler
I'm a character and a sports entertainer and a wrestler, but I'm also a father and a husband and a provider.
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Ned Lamont
American Politician
If we want to grow our economy and help families return to work, we need to support child care providers.
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
I am an actor, but my most important job is provider of my family.
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Kim Dotcom
German Businessman
I was an online service provider. It's not my job to police what people are uploading. It's the job of the content owners, and the law is very clear. If you create content, and you want to protect your copyrights, you have to do the work.
Quote examples
Jose Serrano
American Politician
In a country with an overabundance of food, no one should go hungry because of a lack of funds or technical and professional knowledge. We have the food, and we have the networks; we now need to support the providers.
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Jeff Van Drew
American Politician
Housing providers and building and design professionals have a responsibility under federal nondiscrimination laws to provide housing protections for individuals with disabilities.
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Joan Halifax
American Activist
If compassion is so good for us, why don't we train our health care providers in compassion so that they can do what they're supposed to do, which is to transform suffering?
Quote examples
Jerome Bruner
American Psychologist
Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them.
Quote examples
Kali Uchis
Colombian Musician
It was really important for me to understand that I needed to provide for myself, and I needed to become a provider for my own family, too.
Quote examples
Laila Rouass
British Actress
I'm the sole provider for my child, I don't get any help. I'm not saying we're poverty stricken, but it does mean I have to work hard.
Quote examples
Roman Reigns
American Wrestler
I'm a character and a sports entertainer and a wrestler, but I'm also a father and a husband and a provider.
Quote examples
Ned Lamont
American Politician
If we want to grow our economy and help families return to work, we need to support child care providers.
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
I am an actor, but my most important job is provider of my family.
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