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- [pruh-vahy-der]
- /prəˈvaɪ dər/
- /prəˈvaɪ.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-vahy-der]
- /prəˈvaɪ dər/
Definitions of provider word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PROVIDER Internet Access Provider 3
- noun provider a person or thing that provides. 1
- noun provider a person who supports a family or another person. 1
- noun provider household's main earner 1
- noun provider telecommunications company 1
- noun Definition of provider in Technology (networking, company) (IAP) A company or other origanisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/or consumers. An IAP purchases an Internet link from another company that has a direct link to the Internet and resells portions of that bandwidth to the general public. For example, an IAP may purchase a T1 link (1.544Mb/s) and resell that bandwidth in chunks consisting of ISDN (64Kb/s, 128Kb/s) and analog modems (14.4Kb/s, 28.8Kb/s). The IAP's customer base is likely to include both businesses and individuals. Individual customers usually connect to the IAP via a modem and telephone line to a (preferably local) point of presence. An IAP may also be an Internet Service Provider. 1
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Origin of provider
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25; provide + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Provider
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
provider popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
provider usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for provider
noun provider
- breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
- goodman — the master of a household; husband.
- man of the house — the male head of a household.
- contributor — You can use contributor to refer to one of the causes of an event or situation, especially if that event or situation is an unpleasant one.
- distributer — a person or thing that distributes.
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