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
Synonyms
Examples of diner in a Sentence
we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner
Recent Examples on the Web
Other celebrity diners at Bistro du Midi have included: Harry Connick Jr., Drew Barrymore, Pedro Martínez, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.
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Jillian Dara, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
King’s Highway restaurant offers excellent California fare in a diner environment, and the next door Amigo Room is the perfect spot for an after-dinner — or daytime — drink.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
In January, the gym hired Molly Mitchell, founder of Rose's Fine Food, a former east-side Detroit diner, as associate director of culinary arts.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
Disneyland will once again have a steakhouse after shuttering a clubby and pricey restaurant during the pandemic that took diners back to a bygone era of lavish decadence and old Hollywood glamor with dirty martinis, bone-in rib-eyes and a legendary 24-layer chocolate cake.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 Apr. 2024
The next shot is of Ansari’s character asleep in a Denny’s diner booth as he’s reprimanded by a male staff member.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Where to eat: There are no bells and whistles at Steffani, an old-timey, relaxed daytime diner in the heart of Pärnu, but there is an eclectic menu and locals setting the world to rights.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
In them, quotidian life comes alive as performance pieces where the music is created by kitchenware inside a diner, the sound of a basketball bouncing off the ground in a park or passengers’ belongings on a train ride.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Plating Tweezers Like so many of the cuisines American diners claim as their favorites, plating tweezers originated abroad.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Jillian Dara, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
King’s Highway restaurant offers excellent California fare in a diner environment, and the next door Amigo Room is the perfect spot for an after-dinner — or daytime — drink.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
In January, the gym hired Molly Mitchell, founder of Rose's Fine Food, a former east-side Detroit diner, as associate director of culinary arts.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024
Disneyland will once again have a steakhouse after shuttering a clubby and pricey restaurant during the pandemic that took diners back to a bygone era of lavish decadence and old Hollywood glamor with dirty martinis, bone-in rib-eyes and a legendary 24-layer chocolate cake.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 Apr. 2024
The next shot is of Ansari’s character asleep in a Denny’s diner booth as he’s reprimanded by a male staff member.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Where to eat: There are no bells and whistles at Steffani, an old-timey, relaxed daytime diner in the heart of Pärnu, but there is an eclectic menu and locals setting the world to rights.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
In them, quotidian life comes alive as performance pieces where the music is created by kitchenware inside a diner, the sound of a basketball bouncing off the ground in a park or passengers’ belongings on a train ride.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Plating Tweezers Like so many of the cuisines American diners claim as their favorites, plating tweezers originated abroad.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diner. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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