eatery

noun

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

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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Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including a Rancho Cordova warehouse after discovering 68 rodent droppings throughout the facility. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 The eatery served it last customers on Sunday, May 24. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 The 6,445 square foot QuikTrip will have 10 gas pumps and will be south of the shopping center that now has a Crunch fitness and a new Taco eatery, TNT’s, which opened earlier this year, according to Olathe Planning Commission records. Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026 The parking lots fills up fast around noontime at this Connecticut roadside eatery that’s been feeding folks for more than six decades. Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026 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 1 Jun. 2026.

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