diner
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- noun
- /ˈdaɪnər/
- US
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diner (restaurante estadounidense)
- Phil and Rita are sitting in the diner at their regular table.
- diner booths
So I was at this diner in Echo Park.
- So I was at this diner in Echo Park.
- It's not like your normal like diner brunch.
- Today I'm drinking good old fashioned Poland Spring water, OK, inside that diner coffee cup.
- The third person was Missus Lois, older woman who works in the diner.
- So obviously you mentioned Cameron Belle Diner.
- But in this sober living house, I now have a job washing dishes at Marianne's Diner.
- Grand Slam breakfast from Denny's, the American diner establishment that serves breakfast at all hours of the day.
Examples
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Let's go down to the diner and see if our favorite waitress is working.
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The noise in the diner seems to fade away for a moment.
Fiction book (1992) -
And next thing you know, you are back in the car, driving back down the road to that little diner that you saw.
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So I was at this diner in Echo Park.
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Harold stopped the truck at a diner north of Atlanta.
Academic text (2009) -
By the way, it's this guy's birthday, so we thought we'd go to the voted best diner and get him some breakfast.
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Pike and Benny have left the diner and are walking down the street.
Fiction book (1992) -
As an ambulance arrives, Phil and Rita enter the cozy-looking diner on the corner.
Fiction book (1993) -
By the way, it's this guy's birthday, so we thought we'd go to the voted best diner and get him some breakfast.
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We could, uh, run by the diner, pick you up some coffee and doughnuts.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people pay to eat meals prepared for them
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A small place that serves coffee, drinks, and light food
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A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food
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A small place where people drink coffee and eat light food
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3.1
A place like a restaurant or café where people eat
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5.1
A small cheap restaurant that serves simple fried or grilled food
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A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
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8.3
A small shop that sells hot meals to people
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Morphology
Etymology
Diner The word diner for a small restaurant grew from the idea of a dining car and the verb dine, because early American lunch wagons and small places served quick meals like a train car. So a diner is a simple, often cheap place to eat quickly.