provider vs distributor

provider and distributor both are nouns.

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

As nouns, distributor is a hyponym of provider; that is, distributor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provider:

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

provider (noun)	distributor (noun)
someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity	electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
someone who provides the means for subsistence	a company that markets merchandise
	someone who markets merchandise
	a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion