distributer vs provider

distributer and provider both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distributer	Yes	No	No	No
provider	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, provider is a hypernym of distributer; that is, provider is a word with a broader meaning than distributer:

distributer: someone who markets merchandise
provider: someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

Other hypernyms of distributer include supplier.

distributer (noun)	provider (noun)
electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence	someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
someone who markets merchandise	someone who provides the means for subsistence