4 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: provider noun 1: someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity [syn: {supplier}] 2: someone who provides the means for subsistence From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Provider \Pro*vid"er\, noun One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted. From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "provider": caterer, chandler, commissariat, commissary, donor, furnisher, manciple, merchant, patron, provisioner, purveyor, quartermaster, retailer, steward, stock clerk, storekeeper, supplier, sutler, victualer, vivandier From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: provider {Internet Access Provider}

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