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lion's provider

lion's provider noun: the jackal, from its supposed practice of finding prey for the lion.

Noun

lion's provider

  1. The jackal, from its supposed practice of finding prey for the lion.
  2. (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

Questions about lion's provider

What does lion's provider mean?
Lion's provider means the jackal, from its supposed practice of finding prey for the lion.
What part of speech is lion's provider?
Lion's provider is a noun.

Words near lion's provider in the dictionary

  1. lion's foot
  2. Lion's Head
  3. lion's leaf
  4. lion's mane
  5. lion's mane jellyfish
  6. lion's provider
  7. lion's share
  8. lion's shares
  9. lion's tail
  10. lion's-den
  11. lion's-dens

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