provider
noun
pro·vid·er
prə-ˈvī-dər 
: one that provides
health care providers
an Internet provider
especially
: breadwinner
Examples of provider in a Sentence
She works hard and is a good provider.
He is the sole provider for his family.
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Cost to patients For patients and their families, the consequences of the nursing shortage are delayed care, fewer interactions with providers and less time for compassionate, personalized support.
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Kymberlee Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Their technology works across smartphones, custom on-premises GPUs, and cloud environments, integrating seamlessly with major cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This is the minority of patients, and a healthcare provider can help determine your eligibility for the vaccine.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Sometimes, healthcare providers prescribe antibiotics for fungal pneumonia, depending on the specific fungus causing the infection.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 Apr. 2025
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Kymberlee Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Their technology works across smartphones, custom on-premises GPUs, and cloud environments, integrating seamlessly with major cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This is the minority of patients, and a healthcare provider can help determine your eligibility for the vaccine.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Sometimes, healthcare providers prescribe antibiotics for fungal pneumonia, depending on the specific fungus causing the infection.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Provider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provider. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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