'Supper' definitions:
Definition of 'supper'
(from WordNet)
noun
A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
noun
A social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities"
Definition of 'Supper'
From: GCIDE
- Supper \Sup"per\, n. [OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F. souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See Soup, and cf. Sup to take supper.] A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour, etc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Supper'
From: GCIDE
- Supper \Sup"per\, v. i. To take supper; to sup. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Supper'
From: GCIDE
- Supper \Sup"per\, v. t. To supply with supper. [R.] "Kester was suppering the horses." --Mrs. Gaskell. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'supper'
From: Easton
- Supper the principal meal of the day among the Jews. It was partaken of in the early part of the evening (Mark 6:21; John 12:2; 1 Cor. 11:21). (See LORD'S SUPPER.)
Synonyms of 'supper'
From: Moby Thesaurus