providers
Those who furnish
Providers are those who supply something needed—usually money, goods, or services.
A parent is a provider when supporting a family.
In healthcare, providers are doctors, nurses, and institutions that deliver medical care.
Internet service providers connect users to the web.
The word often emphasizes responsibility: He saw himself as the family's sole provider.
Bulk goods merchants
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- manufacturersEntities producing goods massively
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
dealers · retailers · exporters · importers · stockists · resellers · purveyors · brokers
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- specialistExpert in one field
- pediatricianPhysician for children
cardiologist · oncologist · gynecologist · internist · dermatologist · psychiatrist · therapist · dentist
Energy from charged particles
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- waterClear essential liquid
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- internetInterconnected computer systems
cable · power · sewage · broadband · landline · mobile · cellular · energy
Technical assistance service
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- technical supportAid for technology users
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
service center · maintenance · consultation · guidance · hosting · cloud · IT · network
Risk-pooling companies
- lendersThose who provide loans
- banksFinancial institutions or riversides
- creditorsThose owed payment
- underwritersThose who assess risk
investors · funders · guarantors · financiers · microfinance · capital · credit · loans
One who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- benefactorOne who gives aid
backer · contributor · grantor · angel investor · humanitarian · volunteer · foundation · charity
wholesalers
Bulk goods merchants
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- manufacturersEntities producing goods massively
- vendorsThose who sell goods
merchants · dealers · retailers · exporters · importers · stockists · resellers · purveyors · brokers · contractors
physician
Licensed medical doctor
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- specialistExpert in one field
pediatrician · cardiologist · oncologist · gynecologist · internist · dermatologist · psychiatrist · therapist · dentist · pharmacist
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- waterClear essential liquid
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
internet · cable · power · sewage · broadband · landline · mobile · cellular · energy · grid
helpdesk
Technical assistance service
- customer serviceAssistance for buyers
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
- technical supportAid for technology users
hotline · service center · maintenance · consultation · guidance · hosting · cloud · IT · network · software
insurers
Risk-pooling companies
underwriters · investors · funders · guarantors · financiers · microfinance · capital · credit · loans · mortgage
donor
One who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- sponsorFunder of activities
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
benefactor · backer · contributor · grantor · angel investor · humanitarian · volunteer · foundation · charity · endowment
- telecom operationsnetwork management, phone lines, switchboards, performance management, network security
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, health insurance card
- family planningbirth control, contraception, fertility, pregnancy prevention, conception
- health lawshealth law, Obamacare, health standards, health regulations, healthcare mandates
providersrecipients
Those who receive
receivers · beneficiaries · takers · consumers · acceptors
providersdependents
People financially supported
dependants · wards · beneficiaries · charges · protégés
- provided thatConditional conjunction phrase
- internet providersCompanies supplying web access
- health care providerOne licensed to treat illness
- service providersBusinesses offering work for clients
- healthcare providerMedical treatment source
- internet service providersFirms supplying network connections
provide, provided, provider, provides, providence, provident, improvident, providential, unprovided