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Provider

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

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    One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

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suppliernounOne who supplies; a provider.

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suppliernounOne who supplies; a provider.
sourcenounThe person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
vendornounA person or a company that vends or sells.
resellernounA company or individual that purchases goods or services with the intention of reselling them rather than consuming or using them.
tradernounOne who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
sellernounSomeone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
producernoun(economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
dealernounOne who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
purveyornounOne who purveys (“furnishes, provides; gets, procures”); a supplier; specifically, one in the business of supplying food or other necessary material goods; a provisioner.
fundernounOne who funds.
payeenounone to whom money is paid.
managernoun(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
careernounOne’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
occupationalOf, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
biddernounSomeone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
payernounOne who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
provideverbTo give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
provisionnounAn item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
vocational(of education) That provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge.
payablenoun(in the plural) Debts owed by a business; liabilities.

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