Definition

1. Noun:
   • A light evening meal: The main evening meal, especially when dinner is eaten earlier in the day or as a lighter meal later in the evening.
   • A social event featuring an evening meal: An informal social gathering in the evening at which a light meal is served.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • We had a light supper of soup and sandwiches.
  • The church group holds a monthly supper for its members.
  • After the theater, we went out for a late supper.

Advanced Usage

• "to have for supper": to eat something as the evening meal.
  • What did you have for supper last night?
• "supper time": the time of day when supper is typically eaten.
  • The children need to be home by supper time.

Variants and Related Words

• Supperless (adj): Without having eaten supper.
  • He went to bed supperless.
• Supper club (n): A restaurant or nightclub, often with entertainment.
  • They celebrated their anniversary at a famous supper club.

Synonyms

• Evening meal: A meal eaten in the evening.
• Dinner (when used to mean the main evening meal).

Related Phrases

• "Lord's Supper": A name for the Christian sacrament of Communion or Eucharist.
  • The congregation partook of the Lord's Supper.
• "sing for your supper": To have to work or perform a service in order to receive something in return.
  • The intern knew he had to sing for his supper to get a full-time job offer.

Idioms

• "Supper's on the table": An announcement that the evening meal is ready to be eaten.
  • Kids, supper's on the table!
• "Done like a (dog's) dinner/supper": (Informal, chiefly UK) To be thoroughly defeated or ruined.
  • Our team was done like a supper in the final match.

Noun

1. a social gathering where a light evening meal is served
   • her suppers often included celebrities
2. a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime