provider vs supplier

provider and supplier both are nouns.

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

As nouns, provider and supplier are synonyms defined as:

provider and supplier: someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

provider (noun)	supplier (noun)
someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity	someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
someone who provides the means for subsistence