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eatery

noun

eat·​ery ˈē-tə-rē How to pronounce eatery (audio)
plural eateries

Examples of eatery in a Sentence

we usually go to lunch at an eatery that is just around the corner from the office
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Mere feet from Deliah is Wing Lei, the first Chinese eatery to be awarded a Michelin star in North America. David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025 Dead roaches were found at some Fort Worth restaurants but most eateries had good scores during recent health inspections, city health records show. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Nov. 2025 Earlier in November, ata Restaurant from chef David Danielson went through a major rebrand and reopened as a brunch and lunch eatery called The Hen House Cafe & Provisions. Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Nov. 2025 Health inspectors also shut down a Vietnamese restaurant, a gas station and three other eateries for a variety of food safety issues. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eatery

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eatery was in 1901

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“Eatery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eatery. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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