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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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It was so much food I gave desserts to other diners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“People really enjoy this location, and it seems like one of the last diners in Santa Monica.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Park Chalet in San Francisco offers Atlantic salmon and a $16 flatiron steak that diners say is “prepared exactly like the adult portion.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

There are no tables or chairs for diners at this establishment.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Instead, the diners watched and listened to her as she stooped murmuring at each place, scraping the serving spoon and fork across the silver platter.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan