"souper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsupɚ/ [General-American], /ˈsuːpə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: soupers [plural]
Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ) Etymology: soup + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soup|er}} soup + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} souper (plural soupers)
  1. (Ireland, historical) Someone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who converted to Protestantism. Tags: Ireland, historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-souper-en-noun-tCTEH4p- Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 53 47
  2. (Ireland, historical) A (former) Catholic who converted to Protestantism in order to gain such food. Tags: Ireland, historical Categories (topical): People Synonyms: swaddler
    Sense id: en-souper-en-noun-UJNFCEBs Disambiguation of People: 54 46 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pea-souper, souperism, petit souper

Inflected forms

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