I. ˈsəpə(r) noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English soper, super, supper, from Old French soper, super, souper, from soper, super, souper to eat the evening meal — more at sup
1.
a. : a meal taken at the close of the day ; especially : the evening meal when dinner is taken at midday
b. : a social affair featuring a supper ; specifically : an evening social (as a box social) especially for raising funds for charitable or other purposes
church supper
pie supper
c. : a usually light evening meal
have supper after the theater
2. : eucharist 1a
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to give supper to : entertain at supper
2. : to feed and bed (as a horse) at night
intransitive verb
: to eat one's supper
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: sup (I) + -er
Scotland : one that sups : sucker