1. a small shallow dish that is placed under a teacup or coffee cup
2. something shaped like a saucer, especially something round and shallow

Examples

• She placed the teacup carefully on its matching saucer.
• The coffee spilled over into the saucer below.
• The antique china set included six cups and saucers.
• He collected the saucer along with the empty cup.
• The cat lapped milk from a small saucer on the floor.
• Her eyes were wide like saucers when she heard the news.
• The flying saucer hovered silently above the field.