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.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
This supper comes together in under an hour and is great to serve with rice or mashed potatoes for scooping up all of the extra gravy.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
While Timothée Chalamet has only been playing for his supper for three weeks, Wicked is in its eighth week of release, blowing the rest of the leaderboard out of the water with a staggering $459 million cumulative domestic earnings.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
There's a reason this chicken supper has graced Southern dinner tables for decades.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
This supper comes together in under an hour and is great to serve with rice or mashed potatoes for scooping up all of the extra gravy.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025
While Timothée Chalamet has only been playing for his supper for three weeks, Wicked is in its eighth week of release, blowing the rest of the leaderboard out of the water with a staggering $459 million cumulative domestic earnings.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
There's a reason this chicken supper has graced Southern dinner tables for decades.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Supper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supper. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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
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