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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
lion's provider en · NOUN
Meanings
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The jackal, from its supposed practice of finding prey for the lion.
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(figuratively) Any humble friend or follower.
It isn't that Fan must not be a lion's provider — but she mustn't be any one else's but yours. I see now what brings you about our house so much. You want to get hold of Fan and her business and little savings for yourself, do you?
1870, Thomas Wright, The bane of a life, volume 2, page 109: