provider

名词 provider:

1. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
   同义词：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.
   赡养费按照法庭判决离婚后的原配偶－－通常为夫妻中收入较多的一方给另一方的供养补助。赡养费亦可付给并未离婚的双方中的一方，如在合法分居时
2. He is a good provider.
   他能使全家丰衣足食。