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diners

NOUN

casual restaurant with varied menu

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bistro booth coffee shop saloon

STRONG

automat canteen concession dump eatery facility grill lunchroom tearoom

WEAK

café chuck wagon eating house fast-food outlet greasy spoon hash house ice-cream parlor lunch counter lunch wagon mess hall quick-lunch sandwich shop snack bar

Example Sentences

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To help diners work up an appetite before the game, Kieran is setting up goals in the lush grounds surrounding the castle.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Last month, at the same Olive Garden in Houston, as I looked around between bites from my salad, I noticed once again that many of the diners looked like my abuela and me.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Simpson’s take on Gentleman’s Relish is aimed in part at making diners feel that in a quickly changing world, some things will always remain the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Set in Isabela, Puerto Rico, “The Table by Chef Tino” sees diners sit close to the kitchen and watch the cooking unfold in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

You will no doubt agree that the hardest of situations as regards dinner- waiting is when there are just two diners present.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro