supper

noun

sup·​per ˈsə-pər 

1

a

: the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday

b

: a social affair featuring a supper

especially : an evening social especially for raising funds

a church supper

2

: the food served as a supper

eat your supper

3

: a light meal served late in the evening

Examples of supper in a Sentence

I always enjoyed our Sunday night suppers.

It's almost time for supper.

We took a walk after supper.

I had too much wine at supper.

He didn't come home for supper.

Recent Examples on the Web

There's truly no better classic Southern side dish to accompany Sunday supper than our air fryer okra. —Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025

His ritual of hosting a Monday night supper of red beans and rice, cornbread and nothing more than whiskey for dessert was, for those of us who knew him, encoded in our NOLA experience. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025

Never again will a school child return home, sobbing over supper, about the disrespect shown to this memorable president. —Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025

Predictably, Morgan's 3-year-old wasn't a fan of the zingy salmon supper, but the mom was prepared. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English soper, from Anglo-French super, from super to sup — more at sup

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing supper

• supper club

Kids Definition

supper

noun

sup·​per ˈsəp-ər 

1

a

: the evening meal especially when dinner is eaten at midday

b

: a social affair having a supper

2

: a light meal served late in the evening