The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
provider
(noun) someone who provides the means for subsistence
supplier, provider
(noun) someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
provider (plural providers)
One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*vid"er, n.
Definition: One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.