(noun) A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
"There is just no comparison between having a dinner date with a man and staying home playing canasta with the girls."
"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."
"There is one difference between a long life & a great dinner; in the dinner, the sweet things come last."
"If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up."