Mere meal provider? (4)
I believe the answer is:
male
'provider?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'mere meal' is the wordplay.
'meal' can be anagrammed to 'MALE'.
But, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for male that I've seen before include "man?" , "As are drakes, bulls etc." , "Maldives capital; masculine" , "Lame sort of fellow" , "One cannot have babies" .)