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supper en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʊpə/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈsʌpɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈsʌpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsʌpəɾ/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
   • 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! 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 46, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
2. (Atlantic-Canada, Boston, Canadian-Prairies, Midwestern-US, South-Africa, countable, uncountable) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
   • We normally have supper at 7.
3. (Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, countable, slang, uncountable) A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
   • Roisin the savior paraded into the front room with three fish suppers, one sausage supper, one single fish, one single chips, a single sausage, a chicken and chips, and three curry and chips. 2014, Gerald Hansen, An Embarrassment of Riches:
   • a fish supper

Forms

Deriveds

lupper · kitchen supper · unsuppered · suppermate · sing for one's supper · faith supper · covered dish supper · Jiggs supper · safari supper · pie supper · churn supper · fish supper · supper club · rere-supper · progressive supper · suppertime · Last Supper · supper time · bump supper · box supper · song and supper room · Lord's Supper · supper-hour · brupper · kern supper · supperware · fall supper · supperwards · supperless · Burns supper · supper hour · supper-time · harvest supper · cowboy supper

Descendants

îsápha · swper · hapa · サパー

Relateds

soup

Synonyms

dinner (meal)

Translations (219)

izh iltain (food before going to bed) · ky кечки тамак (food before going to bed) · sq darkë (food before going to bed) · mi hapa (food before going to bed) · lo ອາຫານແລງ (food before going to bed) · sv kvällsmat (food before going to bed) · et õhtustama (food before going to bed) · ja 夜ご飯 (food before going to bed) · sh вѐчера (dinner at night) · fi illallinen (evening meal) · ko 저녁 (food before going to bed) · ka ვახშამი (evening meal) · pt ceia (food before going to bed) · lo ອາຫານຄ່ຳ (food before going to bed) · yi אָוונטברויט (evening meal) · got 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (dinner at night) · ro masă de seară (food before going to bed) · bg вече́ря (evening meal) · cmn 晚餐 (dinner at night) · bcl pamanggi (food before going to bed) · ceb panihapon (dinner at night) · he אֲרוּחַת עֶרֶב (food before going to bed) · ms makan malam (food before going to bed) · ca sopar (dinner at night) · az şam yeməyi (food before going to bed) · be вячэ́ра (dinner at night) · yi וועטשערע (evening meal) · ko 저녁 식사 (food before going to bed) · af aandete (food before going to bed) · bg вече́ря (dinner at night) · xmf ოსერიშე (food before going to bed) · id makan malam (food before going to bed) · ga suipéar (dinner at night) · uk вече́ря (dinner at night) · km អាហារពេលល្ងាច (food before going to bed) · is kvöldmatur (food before going to bed) · enm soper (dinner at night) · cs večeře (food before going to bed) · nl avondeten (dinner at night) · ja 夕食 (food before going to bed) · el βραδινό (dinner at night) · ru у́жин (food before going to bed) · hi ब्यालू (food before going to bed) · ar عَشَاء (dinner at night) · th อาหารเย็น (food before going to bed) · pdt Owentkost (dinner at night) · fr souper (food before going to bed) · fi iltapala (food before going to bed) · de Abendessen (dinner at night) · dsb wjacerja (dinner at night) · nb kveldsmåltid (food before going to bed) · lzz ლიმჯინერი ჯარი (food before going to bed) · ko 석식 (dinner at night) · sl južina (food before going to bed) · pl kolacja (food before going to bed) · uz kechki ovqat (food before going to bed) · ko 저녁밥 (food before going to bed) · yi וועטשערע (food before going to bed) · ko 저녁 (dinner at night) · lg ekyeggulo (food before going to bed) · my ညစာ (food before going to bed) · de Nachtmahl (food before going to bed) · nb aften (food before going to bed) · kk кешкі ас (food before going to bed) · de Abendessen (food before going to bed) · be вячэ́ра (food before going to bed) · km បាយពេលល្ងាច (food before going to bed) · mk вечера (food before going to bed) · mt ċena (dinner at night) · eo noktomanĝo (dinner at night) · lt vakarienė (food before going to bed) · kl unnukkorsiut (food before going to bed) · sa सायमास (food before going to bed) · ca sopar (food before going to bed) · kmr şîv (dinner at night) · nb aftensmåltid (food before going to bed) · yi קאָלאַציע (dinner at night) · hu vacsora (dinner at night) · pl kolacja (dinner at night) · gl cea (food before going to bed) · km បាយល្ងាច (food before going to bed) · ko 저녁 식사 (dinner at night) · tl gabihan (food before going to bed) · el δείπνο (dinner at night) · it desinare (food before going to bed) · da aftensmad (dinner at night) · be вячэ́ра (evening meal) · sv kvällsmat (dinner at night) · sh вѐчера (food before going to bed) · ceb panihapon (food before going to bed) · ce пхьор (food before going to bed) · ko 석식 (food before going to bed) · ko 밤참 (dinner at night) · de Nachtimbiss (food before going to bed) · om irbaata (food before going to bed) · pl wieczerza (food before going to bed) · ro cină (food before going to bed) · grc δόρπον (dinner at night) · cmn 宵夜 (food before going to bed) · sc chena (dinner at night) · da aftensmad (food before going to bed) · pdt Owentkost (food before going to bed) · cs večeře (dinner at night) · nb aftensmåltid (dinner at night) · sk večera (dinner at night) · fr souper (dinner at night) · lv vakariņas (food before going to bed) · ru у́жин (evening meal) · yi קאָלאַציע (food before going to bed) · grc δεῖπνον (dinner at night) · ro supeu (food before going to bed) · km សាយមាស (food before going to bed) · got 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (food before going to bed) · mn оройн хоол (food before going to bed) · de Nachtessen (food before going to bed) · cmn 晚餐 (food before going to bed) · ja 夕食 (dinner at night) · om irbaata (dinner at night) · ko 야식 (dinner at night) · hy ընթրիք (food before going to bed) · rif amensi (food before going to bed) · pl obiad (evening meal) · pt jantar (dinner at night) · nb kveldsmat (dinner at night) · fa-ira شام (food before going to bed) · oc sopar (food before going to bed) · dsb wjacerja (food before going to bed) · mba panihapon (dinner at night) · ko 저녁밥 (dinner at night) · ur عِشائِیَہ (dinner at night) · fi illallinen (dinner at night) · el απόδειπνο (food before going to bed) · nb kveldsmat (evening meal) · nb kveldsmat (food before going to bed) · it pasto serale (food before going to bed) · tl hapunan (dinner at night) · tk agşamlyk (food before going to bed) · sc cena (dinner at night) · fur cene (dinner at night) · nb aftensmat (evening meal) · dlm caina (food before going to bed) · ckb بەربانگ (food before going to bed) · dlm caina (dinner at night) · sk večera (food before going to bed) · nb kvelds (food before going to bed) · yi אָוונטברויט (dinner at night) · lv naksniņas (food before going to bed) · rm tschaina (dinner at night) · uk вече́ря (evening meal) · ro supeu (dinner at night) · nl avondeten (food before going to bed) · ml അത്താഴം (food before going to bed) · ko 야식 (food before going to bed) · inh пхьор (food before going to bed) · bg вече́ря (food before going to bed) · yi וועטשערע (dinner at night) · es cena (food before going to bed) · tg шом (food before going to bed) · mi hapa (dinner at night) · lv vakariņas (dinner at night) · nb aftensmåltid (evening meal) · nb aften (dinner at night) · ka ვახშამი (food before going to bed) · nb aftensmat (dinner at night) · sv middag (evening meal) · ru у́жин (dinner at night) · eo vespermanĝo (dinner at night) · es cena (dinner at night) · nb kveldsmåltid (evening meal) · ja 夜食 (food before going to bed) · cmn 晚飯 /晚饭 (food before going to bed) · ro cină (dinner at night) · it cena (dinner at night) · ur رات کا کھانا (food before going to bed) · tt кичке аш (food before going to bed) · nrf soupaïr (dinner at night) · cmn 夜宵 (food before going to bed) · es resopón (food before going to bed) · la cēna (dinner at night) · sh vèčera (food before going to bed) · ug كەچلىك تاماق (food before going to bed) · ar عَشَاء (food before going to bed) · rif amensi (dinner at night) · gl cea (dinner at night) · it cena (food before going to bed) · nb kveldsmåltid (dinner at night) · nb kvelds (evening meal) · sh vèčera (dinner at night) · ml അത്താഴം (dinner at night) · nb kvelds (dinner at night) · fi iltapala (evening meal) · tl hapunan (food before going to bed) · nb aften (evening meal) · yi קאָלאַציע (evening meal) · sa नक्तभोजन (food before going to bed) · rup tsinã (dinner at night) · hy ընթրիք (dinner at night) · sa सायमाशन (food before going to bed) · th ข้าวเย็น (food before going to bed) · hu vacsora (késői) (food before going to bed) · ro masă de seară (dinner at night) · eo vespermangxo (evening meal) · tr akşam yemeği (food before going to bed) · yi אָוונטברויט (food before going to bed) · nb aftensmat (food before going to bed) · sl večerja (food before going to bed) · enm soper (evening meal) · scn cena (dinner at night) · ba киске аш (food before going to bed) · bn নৈশভোজ (food before going to bed) · lg ekyeggulo (evening meal) · af aandete (dinner at night) · uk вече́ря (food before going to bed) · vi ăn tối (food before going to bed) · ru ве́черя (food before going to bed) · gl cea (evening meal) · ko 밤참 (food before going to bed) · vi bữa chiều (dinner at night) · kmr şîv (food before going to bed)

supper en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʊpə/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈsʌpɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈsʌpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsʌpəɾ/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To consume a snack before going to bed.
2. (intransitive) To eat dinner.
3. (transitive) To provide (a person or animal) with supper.
   • [W]hile the prospect of being the gudewife of one of the neighbouring farms, where the farmer held the plough, suppered the horses, turned out and brought in the “kye” when the herd was absent on an errand, and smelt habitually of the stable and the byre, no prospect could have been more odious to her. 1905, Sarah Tytler [pseudonym; Henrietta Keddie], “The Master’s Gift of ‘Heckling’”, in A Daughter of the Manse, Colonial edition, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin […], pages 58–59:
   • 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; […] 1815, “Supplement to Volume LXXXV. Part I. […]”, in The Gentleman’s Magazine: and Historical Chronicle. […], London: […] [John] Nichols, Son, and [Samuel] Bentley, […], page 581, column 1:
   • Most nights the boy they called Tynan suppered us with scrapple from a can. 2021, Atsuro Riley, “Striplings”, in Heard-Hoard, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 14:
   • His Honour and Mrs Abbott graciously suppered me at Darwin’s Government House in a cool and wholesome lounge room. 1942, Frank Clune, “A Paradise on Bathurst Island”, in Isles of Spice: An Extensive Journey through the Dutch East Indies, Indo-China and North Australia, New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., page 61:
   • Ronald went out to Dougal after dinner and stood by him while he suppered the pony. 1894, [Margaret] Oliphant, chapter XXI, in Sir Robert’s Fortune: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], page 188:
   • My birthday was a “Fourth of July” from early a. m., when your sweet gift greeted me, till 2 a. m., when “The Players” “suppered” me gorgeously. 1889 November 15, Edwin Booth, “Letters to His Daughter”, in Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth Grossman, and Letters to Her and to His Friends, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., published 1894, page 101:
   • Foreigners, and deaf-mutes especially, who are not familiar with what we call “good usage,” frequently fall into ludicrous mistakes in framing sentences out of the elements that have been given them. One writes: […] “My friend suppered me” instead of gave me supper. Such expressions are according to rule, and appear singular only because they have not come into general use. 1876 July, J[ohn] H[ancock] Pettingell, “English Verbs”, in Edward A[llen] Fay, editor, American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb, volume XXI, number 3, Washington, D.C.: […] Gibson Brothers, page 156:
   • I went to supper up my horses, and heard somebody; […] After suppering the horses, I went into the house, and saw Stacey, who asked me if I had suppered the horses. 1828, John White, quotee, Trial of William Dyon, and His Son, John Dyon, for the Wilful Murder of Their Relative, Mr. John Dyon, […], Doncaster: Brooke & Co. […]; C. & J. White, […], page 15:
   • However, once the calves have been suppered, the dogs must be fed too. 1984, John Barrington, “Glistening Glengyle”, in Red Sky at Night, London: Michael Joseph, →ISBN, page 27:
   • In his new employment it was agreed that David should be allowed to go on winter nights at eight o’clock, after he had suppered the horses, to a night school at a place called Millwell, perhaps about three miles or so distant, to take lessons in arithmetic. 1891, Thomas R[oscoe] R[ede] Stebbing, “The Loom and the Quarry—Farm-Work and Self-Education”, in The Naturalist of Cumbrae: A True Story, Being the Life of David Robertson, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltᵈ, page 66:
   • Snapdragon: […] What wind blew thee hither? / The Beetle: No wind; but that sweet leaf which suppered me / Last eve, and music of our cricket friend, / Who still persists in serenading thee. 1910, Madison Cawein, “The Shadow Garden, A Phantasy”, in The Shadow Garden (A Phantasy) and Other Plays, New York, N.Y.; London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, scene II, page 30:
   • It was Friday when this idea suggested itself to my mind, and, so soon as I had suppered the horses, I dashed into the wood, disturbing pheasants right and left, and forcing the lively rabbits, out for the evening’s sports, to beat a hasty retreat! 1883, John Menzies, Reminiscences of an Old Soldier, Edinburgh: […] Crawford & M‘Cabe […], page 4:

Forms

Synonyms

dinner · dine

Translations (21)

pl wieczerzać (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · es cena (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · lg okulya ekyeggulo (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · nb none (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · pt jantar (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · el αποδειπνώ (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · ar تَعَشَّى (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · lv vakariņot (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · mk ве́чера (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · mi hapa (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · el δειπνώ (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · ro cina (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · ro supa (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · hy ընթրել (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · fi illallistaa (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · bg вечерям (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · ru у́жинать (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · es cenar (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · ca sopar (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · de abendessen (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner) · fr souper (to eat dinner — see also dine, dinner)

supper en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈsʊpə/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈsʌpɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈsʌpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsʌpəɾ/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From sup + -er.

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (2)

kmr vexwer (drinker) · fi siemailija (drinker)