souper
soup·er
souper · soupers
Someone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who…Someone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who converted to Protestantism.
UK/ˈsuːpə/US/ˈsupɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(Ireland, historical)Someone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who converted to Protestantism.
(Ireland, historical)A (former) Catholic who converted to Protestantism in order to gain such food.
Croghan Soupers
Origin
From soup + -er.From soup + -er.
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