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Noun: diner  dI-nur
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
    "The diner complained about the slow service"
     
  2. A restaurant that resembles a dining car
    "They stopped at a roadside diner for breakfast"
     
  3. 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