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
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we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner
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During dinner hours, diners are seated with menus and order from their tables.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Serving elevated eats and sips, the lounge will celebrate its namesake attraction and invite diners to relax inside the iconic ride.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
The Next Evolution of Cantonese Food: A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon.
—Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Keeping diners coming through the doors and placing online orders means restaurants are having to shift to more creative, compelling, and streamlined food service.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Serving elevated eats and sips, the lounge will celebrate its namesake attraction and invite diners to relax inside the iconic ride.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
The Next Evolution of Cantonese Food: A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon.
—Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Keeping diners coming through the doors and placing online orders means restaurants are having to shift to more creative, compelling, and streamlined food service.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diner. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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