Provider

/prəˈvaɪdər/ noun

A provider is a person or organization that supplies something needed, such as goods, services, or care.

From Latin *prōvidēre* 'to foresee, to provide', from *pro-* 'ahead' and *vidēre* 'to see'. A provider was someone who 'saw ahead' to needs and met them.

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