1
: a person who dines (as in a restaurant) or who is dining
2
a
b
chiefly US
: a typically small, informal, and inexpensive restaurant that has an extensive menu and that is often made from or designed to resemble a modified railroad dining car
had lunch at a roadside diner
Synonyms
Examples of diner in a Sentence
we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner
Recent Examples on the Web
The menu includes classic diner foods like chicken and waffles for $49, breakfast platters for $45, roasted turkey with all the fixings for $52, and chicken tenders with fries and mac and cheese for $49.
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Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2024
No matter how much a diner tips (above $3), only one $3 coupon can be earned per order.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
The only other diners, sitting on some forlorn-looking wooden benches, were young men, slurping with iPhones propped against condiment bottles.
—Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
For dessert, diners can spoon up honey-baklava frozen yogurt.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Johnny Noodle King on Fort Street is in the former Johnny’s Ham King diner on industrial West Fort.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Kansas City’s Harvey House restaurant seated 300 diners.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Other celebrity diners at Bistro du Midi have included: Harry Connick Jr., Drew Barrymore, Pedro Martínez, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
—Jillian Dara, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
King’s Highway restaurant offers excellent California fare in a diner environment, and the next door Amigo Room is the perfect spot for an after-dinner — or daytime — drink.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2024
No matter how much a diner tips (above $3), only one $3 coupon can be earned per order.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
The only other diners, sitting on some forlorn-looking wooden benches, were young men, slurping with iPhones propped against condiment bottles.
—Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
For dessert, diners can spoon up honey-baklava frozen yogurt.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
Johnny Noodle King on Fort Street is in the former Johnny’s Ham King diner on industrial West Fort.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Kansas City’s Harvey House restaurant seated 300 diners.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Other celebrity diners at Bistro du Midi have included: Harry Connick Jr., Drew Barrymore, Pedro Martínez, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
—Jillian Dara, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
King’s Highway restaurant offers excellent California fare in a diner environment, and the next door Amigo Room is the perfect spot for an after-dinner — or daytime — drink.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diner. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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diner
noun
din·er
ˈdī-nər 
1
: one that dines
2
a
b
: a restaurant in the shape of a railroad car
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