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supper.

An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsʌpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʌpɚ/General-American/ˈsʊpə/Northern-England/ˈsʌpəɾ/Scotland
  1. An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.

    Atlantic-Canada · Boston · Canadian-Prairies · Midwestern-US · South-Africa · countable · uncountable
    We normally have supper at 7.
  3. 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
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈsʌpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʌpɚ/General-American/ˈsʊpə/Northern-England/ˈsʌpəɾ/Scotland
  1. To consume a snack before going to bed.

    intransitive
  2. To eat dinner.

    intransitive
  3. To provide (a person or animal) with supper.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈsʌpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʌpɚ/General-American/ˈsʊpə/Northern-England/ˈsʌpəɾ/Scotland
  1. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

Where this word comes from

From sup + -er.

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