'Provider' definitions:

Definition of 'provider'

(from WordNet)
noun
Someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity [syn: supplier, provider]
noun
Someone who provides the means for subsistence

Definition of 'Provider'

From: GCIDE
  • Provider \Pro*vid"er\, n. One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted. [1913 Webster]