diner B1 Topic:Shopping & Services US /ˈdaɪnə(ɹ)/ UK /ˈdaɪnə/ See IPA manual Freq #6130 Meanings 1 noun a small informal restaurant, often with booths, a counter, and simple meals They stopped at a roadside diner for coffee and eggs. 2 noun a person who is eating a meal, especially in a restaurant The waiter checked whether each diner had ordered dessert. 3 noun a railway car where meals are served Breakfast was served in the train's diner. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small informal... caferestaurant 2 noun · a person who is eating a... customerguest 3 noun · a railway car where meals... dining carrestaurant car Word family Derived forms diner-outdinerlike Related forms dinedinnerdinette Etymology From dine + -er for a person who dines, with the restaurant sense influenced by dining cars on trains. Topics Shopping & Services Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # diner **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdaɪnə(ɹ)/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdaɪnə/ **Frequency rank:** 6130 ## Meanings 1. a small informal restaurant, often with booths, a counter, and simple meals 2. a person who is eating a meal, especially in a restaurant 3. a railway car where meals are served ## Examples - They stopped at a roadside diner for coffee and eggs. - The waiter checked whether each diner had ordered dessert. - Breakfast was served in the train's diner. ## Synonyms - cafe - restaurant - dining car - customer - guest ## Derived Forms - diner-out - dinerlike ## Related Forms - dine - dinner - dinette ## Etymology From dine + -er for a person who dines, with the restaurant sense influenced by dining cars on trains. ## Topics - Shopping & Services - Register & Style markdown