Thesaurus results for DINER

diner

noun

ˈdī-nər

Definition of diner

as in restaurant

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner

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Recent Examples of diner From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 The diner was later inducted into the inaugural Arkansas Food Hall of Fame class and repeatedly named among the best barbecue restaurants in America. — Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 Head to Los Rios Rancho for seasonal pick-your-own experiences and have a slice of pie at Apple Annie’s—giant and domed like a mountain itself, Apple Annie’s signature pie could feed a dozen diners. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026 His true seasonal arc begins not with Bruce’s (Damon Daunno) death but rather in the Brick & Bacon, a New York City diner where a 20something waitress named Regina (Delainey Hayles) works shifts that don’t get her any closer to making ends meet. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diner

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restaurant

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The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The coaster will be located in a new section of Six Flags called Rancho de la Tormenta, featuring Cocina Abuela – a Spanish/Latin American restaurant.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of restaurant

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