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

Community Plate is offering Maine an antidote to loneliness and disconnection, one supper at a time. —Caitlin Shetterly, NPR, 7 May 2025

The first Party of the Year was arranged as a midnight supper in the fall—not on the first Monday in May—and was not hosted at the Met. —Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025

Khrushchev himself showed up at the last Moscow performance and invited Tallchief and other ballerinas to a midnight supper. —Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 Apr. 2025

For many Southerners, this communal-style meal is akin to the church suppers of their youth where everyone simply showed up with whatever that had in a lidded casserole dish or wrapped in foil. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 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

Rhymes for supper

• upper

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