diner

noun

din·​er ˈdī-nər 

1

: a person who dines (as in a restaurant) or who is dining

2

a

: dining car

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 of diner

• restaurant

Examples of diner in a Sentence

we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, in the middle of a hot, brutal, economically challenging season that saw many Miami restaurants falter and diners grow wary of spending, Hiyakawa in Wynwood decided to make a temporary change. — Connie Ogle july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

On Sunday, just after noon, with lunchtime diners filling Las Palmas restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas, at least two vehicles carrying masked ICE agents were captured on outdoor security cameras in pursuit of two men. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Overlooking a sea of diners getting their last visits in, the three generations of An women reminisced about Crustacean’s 30-year run in Beverly Hills. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Because the lake lies just beyond the windows, diners get a front-row seat to the ever-changing colors of the sky at sunset. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing diner

• diner-out

Rhymes for diner

• finer
• liner
• miner
• minor
• schreiner
• seiner
• shiner
• shriner
• signer
• spinor
• viner
• weiner

Kids Definition

diner

noun

din·​er ˈdī-nər 

1

: one that dines

2

a

: dining car

b

: a restaurant in the shape of a railroad car