This is the 5253rd most frequent Portuguese word.
prestador
"Prestador" in English refers to a "provider" or "offeror," someone or an entity that offers or supplies a service.
This sentence uses 'prestador' in the occupational context, referring to a provider of services.
O prestador de serviços chegou cedo para realizar o trabalho.
The service provider arrived early to perform the job.
Here, 'prestadora' is used to indicate someone who offers emotional support to others, adapting the term to a more abstract form of provision.
Ela é uma prestadora de apoio emocional para seus amigos.
She is a provider of emotional support for her friends.
In this case, 'prestador' denotes someone bound by a contract to deliver an agreed service or task.