as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner
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Recent Examples of diner
Seema Prasad, proprietor of the Nashville farm-to-table bistro Miel, trains servers to ask questions that will help send diners in the right direction.
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Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 2025
Another Atomic Cowboy location remains open at 7101 W. 80th St. in downtown Overland Park, where diners can still find Denver Biscuit Co. favorites and Fat Sully’s pizza.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Our efforts will be initially focused on urban audiences, but since the film takes place in a roadside diner in a village, this also gives us scope to broaden the audience.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Just like jewelry stores display items in showrooms to attract shoppers, many Japanese restaurants display replicas of their dishes outside to attract diners.
—Rocky Sharma, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 May 2025
Another Atomic Cowboy location remains open at 7101 W. 80th St. in downtown Overland Park, where diners can still find Denver Biscuit Co. favorites and Fat Sully’s pizza.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Our efforts will be initially focused on urban audiences, but since the film takes place in a roadside diner in a village, this also gives us scope to broaden the audience.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Just like jewelry stores display items in showrooms to attract shoppers, many Japanese restaurants display replicas of their dishes outside to attract diners.
—Rocky Sharma, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diner
Noun
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Though the Hamptons is certainly an upscale vacation destination, Glaser wants her restaurant’s mission to extend beyond the ritzy location.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Pamela Adlon returns as son Bobby, who now works in a fusion restaurant (a career inspired by weekends spent grilling with his dad).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Hussain Saleh, 23, a barista in the cafe, was less impressed.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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So, starting June 2, the popular cafe will launch a dinner menu and close later.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diner. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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