lunch counter

noun

1

: a long counter at which lunches are sold

2

: luncheonette

Examples of lunch counter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some visitors had expressed fears that exhibits, such as the casket of Emmett Till and a Greensboro lunch counter housed at the neighboring American History Museum, may have been altered to appease the administration’s concerns. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

The casual restaurants serving simple, inexpensive meals, typically at a lunch counter, began emerging in the late 19th century. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The lunch counter remains, watched over by an ancient portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt. — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 2 Sep. 2026

The diminutive Taiwanese market-slash-lunch counter Taiwan Best Mart’s cold sesame noodles ($13) are a refreshing tangle of cucumbers, carrots, cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds, flour noodles and the market’s house sesame sauce. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lunch counter

• encounter