noun
provider, supplier, vendor
B1
Anbieter: provider, supplier, or vendor—someone or a company offering goods or services. Masculine noun: der Anbieter; plural Anbieter (unchanged form). Regular declension with genitive des Anbieters. Common in commerce and IT contexts; often used in compound nouns and to describe service or product providers.
Examples
Die Kunden wechselten den Anbieter, weil der bisherige Anbieter oft ausfiel.
The customers changed the provider because the previous provider often failed.
Der Anbieter bietet verschiedene Zahlungsoptionen an.
The vendor offers several payment options.
Es gibt viele verschiedene Anbieter für Mobilfunkverträge.
There are many different providers for mobile phone contracts.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a stall with a sign 'Anbieter' offering goods.
Think 'an + bidder' — an 'Anbieter' offers or bids (provider).
der — imagine a single male vendor (der Anbieter) as a quick gender cue.
Notes
Anbieter is widely used in business contexts (service provider, internet provider, software provider). Plural is identical to singular in form.