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Supper

//ˈsʌpɚ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Food consumed before going to bed. countable, uncountable

    "There he stood, with admirable patience, […] longing to go to rest for hours past; aware that suppers disagreed with him […] so tired and longing for bed!"

  2. 2
    A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).
  3. 3
    a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime wordnet
  4. 4
    Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon. Atlantic-Canada, Canadian-Prairies, Midwestern-US, South-Africa, countable, uncountable

    "We normally have supper at 7."

  5. 5
    a social gathering where a light evening meal is served wordnet
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  1. 6
    A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips. Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, countable, slang, uncountable

    "a fish supper"

Verb
  1. 1
    To consume a snack before going to bed. intransitive
  2. 2
    To eat dinner. intransitive
  3. 3
    To provide (a person or animal) with supper. transitive

    "Horns in the night-season are heard a great way off, and in the winter-season were blown at every farmer’s house about eight at night when they suppered the horses and cows; […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.

Etymology 2

From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.

Etymology 3

From sup + -er.

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