Synonyms for provider
Most common
supplier steward caterer purveyor victualler UK provisioner furnisher proveditor
All synonyms
Noun
supplier, purveyor, caterer, steward, provisioner, furnisher, victualler UK, victualer US, proveditor
Definitions
- n. 1
One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
Related words
- Phrases
- lease provider fuel provider sole provider liquidity provider
- Other spellings
- provedor provedore providor providore
Forms
- Plural
- providers → suppliers, purveyors, caterers, stewards…
Example sentences
- supplier Russia is Algeria's number one supplier of weapons.
- steward "You're very welcome," replied the steward.
- caterer Markku made his pile as a caterer for the well-to-do.
- purveyor Welcome to The Cheese Shop, purveyor of fine cheeses from around the world.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| provider | rising | |
| supplier | steady | |
| steward | steady | |
| caterer | rising | |
| purveyor | rising | |
| victualler | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- steward2, caterer3
- 8 letters
- supplier3, purveyor3
- 9 letters
- furnisher, victualer
- 10 letters
- victualler, proveditor
- 11 letters
- provisioner
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (steward2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prestataire
- Deutsch
- Leistungserbringer