Noun: diner dI-nur
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- A person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
"The diner complained about the slow service"
- A restaurant that resembles a dining car
"They stopped at a roadside diner for breakfast"
- A passenger car where food is served in transit
"We enjoyed dinner in the diner as the train sped through the countryside";
- dining car, dining compartment, buffet car
Derived forms: diners
Type of: carriage, coach, eater, eatery [informal], eating house, eating place, feeder, passenger car, restaurant, resto [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Diner