supper

English

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Etymology 1

From Old French soper, from sope (soup). Compare French souper.

Noun

supper (plural suppers)

  1. Food consumed before going to bed.
  2. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
  3. (Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
    a fish supper; a pizza supper
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Verb

supper (third-person singular simple present suppers, present participle suppering, simple past and past participle suppered)

  1. To consume a snack before retiring.
  2. To eat dinner (see above).
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Etymology 2

sup + -er

Noun

supper (plural suppers)

  1. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).
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Danish

Noun

supper c

  1. indefinite plural of suppe

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

supper m or f

  1. indefinite plural of suppe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

supper f

  1. indefinite plural of suppe
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