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# provider

noun (a provider, providers)

«provider» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A provider is a person or company that supplies something people need, such as electricity, internet or health care. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#m1)
2. A provider is a person who earns money to support a family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#m2)
3. (formal) A provider can be any person or group that gives a service, like a childcare provider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#m3)

### In the lessons

In adult life families pay internet providers and energy providers. In stories and family life, a parent may be called the main provider. In RE, Christians believe God is the provider of all good things. Phrases: «internet provider», «service provider», «health care provider», «the main provider».

### Examples

- Our internet provider is changing the router. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#x1)
- Dad is the main provider in our family since Mum is studying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#x2)
- The health care provider sent a letter about my check-up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#x3)
- The energy provider raised its prices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#x4)
- The nursery is a good childcare provider. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#x5)
- Christians thank God as the provider of their daily bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/#x6)

### Note

Countable: providers. From «provide» + «-er». The «main provider» or «breadwinner» can be anyone in a family. «ISP» means Internet Service Provider.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «provider» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provider/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«provider» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/provider.html) on Mova free.