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suppers

suppers is the plural of supper.

suppers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of supper.

Meaning of supper

Noun (1)

supper (countable and uncountable, plural suppers)

  1. An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
    • There he stood, with admirable patience, […] longing to go to rest for hours past; aware that suppers disagreed with him […] so tired and longing for bed!1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 46, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
    Synonyms:
    dinner
  2. (Atlantic-Canada, Boston, Canadian-Prairies, Midwestern-US, South Africa) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
    • We normally have supper at 7.
  3. (Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, slang) A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
    • a fish supper

Noun (2)

supper (plural suppers)

  1. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

See all 7 meanings of supper

Phrases with suppers

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Questions about suppers

What is suppers the plural of?
Suppers is the plural of supper.

Words near suppers in the dictionary

  1. suppering
  2. supperless
  3. supperlessness
  4. suppermate
  5. suppermates
  6. suppers
  7. suppertime
  8. suppertimes
  9. suppertyme
  10. supperwards
  11. supperware

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