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
Examples of diner in a Sentence
we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner
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Vicky Barnes was the heartbeat of the diner who knew just about every customer who walked through the door.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
The diner specializes in Creole and Cajun cuisine and serves just breakfast and lunch, with various egg scrambles, to-die-for biscuits and gravy, po’boys, burgers, and sandwiches on the menu.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
The show at The Iridium (1650 Broadway, right underneath the diner) will feature live ABBA performances from Ellen’s Stardust Diner’s world-famous singing waitstaff a two hours of brunch, featuring your choice of an entrée and bottomless mimosas.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Many chefs are inspired by art or use techniques like sketching or photography to develop dishes that the diner experiences as another expression of creativity and beauty.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
The diner specializes in Creole and Cajun cuisine and serves just breakfast and lunch, with various egg scrambles, to-die-for biscuits and gravy, po’boys, burgers, and sandwiches on the menu.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2025
The show at The Iridium (1650 Broadway, right underneath the diner) will feature live ABBA performances from Ellen’s Stardust Diner’s world-famous singing waitstaff a two hours of brunch, featuring your choice of an entrée and bottomless mimosas.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Many chefs are inspired by art or use techniques like sketching or photography to develop dishes that the diner experiences as another expression of creativity and beauty.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diner. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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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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