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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Drivas grew up eating cheeseburgers and onion rings at a diner her father ran for 35 years.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The owners are having a skatepark company pour a pool coping that’ll serve as its bar counter and pool surfacing for its floor, which will flow out onto the patio and give diners the feeling of sitting in a giant skate bowl.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Set against the backdrop of New Jersey’s Circassian community, the film revolves around a teenager whose father and aunt run a struggling diner specializing in Circassian cuisine.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Stalactites is another spot that is special to the local Greek community, and diners are advised to look out for tennis stars and singers like Billie Eilish.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The owners are having a skatepark company pour a pool coping that’ll serve as its bar counter and pool surfacing for its floor, which will flow out onto the patio and give diners the feeling of sitting in a giant skate bowl.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Set against the backdrop of New Jersey’s Circassian community, the film revolves around a teenager whose father and aunt run a struggling diner specializing in Circassian cuisine.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
Stalactites is another spot that is special to the local Greek community, and diners are advised to look out for tennis stars and singers like Billie Eilish.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 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 20 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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