Dinner and supper are both used to refer to the main meal of the day, and especially to that meal as eaten in the evening. Supper is used especially when the meal is an informal one eaten at home, while dinner tends to be the term chosen when the meal is more formal.

The meaning of SUPPER is the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday. How to use supper in a sentence.

SUPPER definition: 1. a main meal eaten in the evening : 2. a small meal eaten in the late evening: 3. an event in…. Learn more.

Supper may be used to describe a snack or light meal in the evening, either after or instead of dinner. The term is derived from the French souper, which is used for this meal in Canadian French, Swiss French, and in Belgian French. It is related to soup.

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Define supper. supper synonyms, supper pronunciation, supper translation, English dictionary definition of supper. n. 1. a. An evening meal; dinner. b. A light or informal evening meal, especially when dinner is taken at midday. c. A light meal eaten before going to bed....

5 meanings: 1. an evening meal, esp a light one 2. an evening social event featuring a supper 3. → See sing for one's supper 4..... Click for more definitions.

Definition of supper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed. I'll do my homework after supper. What's for supper? We'll have an early supper tonight.

SUPPER definition: a meal that you eat in the evening: . Learn more.

supper is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French souper.