dinnertime

plural dinnertimes · alternative dinner time · alternative dinner-time

1. countableuncountableThe time when dinner takes place, as

   An hour before dinnertime, steam the mazarine in the usual way, and when done, turn it out of the mould on its dish […]

   1846, Charles Elmé Francatelli, The Modern Cook, page 243

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   By the thirteenth century mustard was a staple of Paris saucemakers, who peddled the product on the street every evening around dinnertime.

   2004, Vince Staten, Why Is The Foul Pole Fair?, page 204

   Synonyms: dinner hour, dining time

2. The time when dinner takes place, as:
   1. UKcountableuncountableThe midday mealtime as the main one: lunchtime.

      Synonyms: dinner hour, dining time

   2. countableuncountableThe evening mealtime as the main one: suppertime.

      Synonyms: dinner hour, dining time