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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Shaded patio seating for 50 diners has been added along the Almaden side of this corner building.
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
Peach Pit Bellini This sparkling Bellini is a nod to Beverly Hills, 90210's most iconic diner, The Peach Pit, where the West Bev crew dished on life, love, and teen drama—not to mention perfect for summer.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2025
The big table that sat at the front of the open kitchen is gone, leaving no barrier between diners and the chefs.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
His next venture will revolve around a central open kitchen where diners will be able to choose fish and other seafood to be cooked over a wood fire.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
Peach Pit Bellini This sparkling Bellini is a nod to Beverly Hills, 90210's most iconic diner, The Peach Pit, where the West Bev crew dished on life, love, and teen drama—not to mention perfect for summer.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2025
The big table that sat at the front of the open kitchen is gone, leaving no barrier between diners and the chefs.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
His next venture will revolve around a central open kitchen where diners will be able to choose fish and other seafood to be cooked over a wood fire.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 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 19 Jun. 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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