Meanings
plural soupers
- IrelandhistoricalSomeone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who converted to Protestantism.
- IrelandhistoricalA (former) Catholic who converted to Protestantism in order to gain such food.
Croghan Soupers
Synonyms: swaddler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA (former) Catholic who converted to Protestantism in order to gain such food.
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souper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souper
“souper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/souper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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