provider
provider — 名詞
1. A person, company, or organization that gives people the things they need — such
提供者
提供所需物品或服務的人或組織
A person, company, or organization that gives people the things they need — such as food, money, medical care, or internet services.
Ezra became a live-in care provider for an elderly woman in his town.
Ezra 搬到鎮上，成為一位年長女性的居家照護提供者。
countable noun: [type of service] + provider
After Sahil lost his job, he was no longer the family's main provider.
Sahil 失業之後，就不再是家裡的主要生計提供者了。
breadwinner sense — main provider for [family]
This hospital is the largest healthcare provider in the region, with over 500 beds.
這間醫院是本地最大的醫療服務提供者，有超過五百張病床。
Our internet provider raised the monthly price, so Nadia switched to a cheaper company.
我們的網路服務提供者調漲了月費，所以 Nadia 換了一間比較便宜的公司。
Wei's grandmother was the main provider of meals and childcare while both parents worked.
Wei 的祖母是餐點和托育的主要提供者，因為她的父母都得工作。
- supplier
more common for physical goods and business-to-business transactions
- breadwinner
restricted to a person earning money to support their family
- vendor
a seller in a commercial setting, often of food or small goods
- consumer
a person or organization that uses or buys goods and services
用法筆記
Frequently used in compound nouns where the first word names the type of service (internet provider, healthcare provider, childcare provider). The breadwinner sense (a person who supports their family financially) is most common in possessive or family contexts: the family's main provider.