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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

They were all performing about labor, staging radical performances in diners.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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

The waiters and diners in the Starlight Room fell over one another as they scrambled for safety.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer