名詞 provider:

1. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
   同義詞：supplier
2. someone who provides the means for subsistence

1. An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.
   贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)按照法庭判決離婚后的原配偶－－通常為夫妻中收入較多的一方給另一方的供養(yǎng)補(bǔ)助。贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)亦可付給并未離婚的雙方中的一方，如在合法分居時(shí)
2. He is a good provider.
   他能使全家豐衣足食。

pro.vid.er

n.（名詞）
One who supplies a means of subsistence:
養(yǎng)家活口的人：提供生計(jì)的人：
例句：
parents who were good providers.
養(yǎng)家出色的父母

One that makes something, such as a service, available:
供給者：提供某物，比如一種服務(wù)的人：
例句：
primary health care providers.
最初保健護(hù)理者