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Added 2 October 2026

supper

/ˈsʌpə/ noun

In Latin: cēna Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about supper at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
We normally have supper at 7.
A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
a fish supper

verb

To consume a snack before going to bed.
To eat dinner.
To provide (a person or animal) with supper.

noun

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

Origin

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

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