eatery

noun

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

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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Here in Dublin, the half day program includes a field trip led personally by the hotel’s executive chef, Dublin native Gareth Mullins, whose name also adorns the hotel’s fine dining eatery, Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins. Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 New Yorkers are clamoring to eat at the Big Apple’s tiniest eateries—places with as few as 20 seats, for example. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 The Daily Mail reports that Secret Service was also in tow at the trendy eatery, a fave of her half sister Ivanka. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025 Driving the news: More than two years later, the elevated, casual eatery is now open on the first floor of luxury, mixed-use development. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025 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 14 Apr. 2025.

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