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
Examples of diner in a Sentence
we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner
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Kitty’s is a Hudson restaurant with fun upscale-diner décor and seasonal menus highlighting the bounty of the region.
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Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Additionally, an allergen sheet is posted at the counter where diners order.
—Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Symbols on the menu help guide diners to those specific dishes.
—Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the running of the food from the kitchen to the diner.
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Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Additionally, an allergen sheet is posted at the counter where diners order.
—Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Symbols on the menu help guide diners to those specific dishes.
—Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the running of the food from the kitchen to the diner.
—Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diner. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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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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