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noun
Someone who, during the Irish famine, supplied food such as soup to Catholics who converted to Protestantism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A (former) Catholic who converted to Protestantism in order to gain such food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, historical
Synonyms: swaddler
Antonyms: none provided
History
From soup + -er.
