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diner

noun din·er \ˈdī-nər\

: a person who is eating dinner in a restaurant

: a small, informal, and inexpensive restaurant that looks like a railroad car

Full Definition of DINER

: a person who dines (as in a restaurant)

a : dining car

b : a restaurant usually resembling a dining car in shape

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First Known Use of DINER

1815

Related to DINER

Synonyms: beanery, café (also cafe), caff [British], restaurant, eatery, grill

Rhymes with DINER

briner, liner, miner, minor, Reiner, shiner, Shriner, signer, twiner, whiner

DINER Defined for Kids

diner

noun din·er \ˈdī-nər\

Definition of DINER for Kids

: a person eating dinner

: a railroad dining car or a restaurant that looks like one

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