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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Some diners order a barbacoa plate and assemble their own meal, while others prefer to have the tender meat packed into tacos by El Milagrito’s seasoned cooks.
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Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Herb, according to a news release, presented the sandwich as a to-go of the diner classic Eggs Benedict to Ray Kroc, the businessman who transformed McDonald's into what folks know it as today.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. on the 300 block of Santana Row, where diners out to eat for Valentine’s Day had full view of the attack through restaurant windows.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Counter- is a high-end experience that twists and turns and makes diners raise an eyebrow, with music, art and movement.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Herb, according to a news release, presented the sandwich as a to-go of the diner classic Eggs Benedict to Ray Kroc, the businessman who transformed McDonald's into what folks know it as today.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. on the 300 block of Santana Row, where diners out to eat for Valentine’s Day had full view of the attack through restaurant windows.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Counter- is a high-end experience that twists and turns and makes diners raise an eyebrow, with music, art and movement.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diner
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“Diner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diner. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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