Diner

Noun

 * 1) Agent noun of dine; one who dines; one who eats a meal, especially dinner.
 * When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere. –Calvin Trillin
 * 1) A small and inexpensive type of restaurant which is modelled to resemble a dining car.
 * 2) A railroad dining car.
 * The diner is everybody's kitchen. –Richard Gutman

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:pub

Related terms

 * dine
 * dining
 * dining car
 * dinner
 * Joe’s Diner

Adjectives
agitated; gay; talkative; Epicurean; gluttonous.

Thesaurus
Brillat-Savarin, Lucullus, Pullman, Pullman car, TV dinner, alfresco meal, automat, baggage car, barbecue, beanery, bistro, board-and-roomer, boarder, bon vivant, boxcar, breakfast, brunch, buffet, buffet supper, buvette, caboose, cafe, cafeteria, cannibal, canteen, cantina, car, carnivore, carriage, chair car, chophouse, chuck wagon, clambake, coach, coal car, coffee break, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, connoisseur of food, consumer, cookhouse, cookout, cookshack, cookshop, covered waggon, day coach, diner-out, dinghy, dining car, dining hall, dining room, dinner, dog wagon, drawing room, drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eater, eater-out, eatery, eating house, elevenses, epicure, fast-food chain, feeder, fish fry, flat, flatcar, flesh-eater, fruitarian, gastronome, glutton, gondola, gourmand, gourmet, grain-eater, graminivore, granivore, greasy, grill, grillroom, hamburger stand, hash house, hashery, herbivore, high liver, high tea, hot luncheon, hot-dog stand, hungry mouth, kitchen, lactovegetarian, local, luggage van, lunch, lunch counter, lunch wagon, luncheon, luncheonette, luncher, lunchroom, mail car, mail van, man-eater, mash, meat breakfast, meat-eater, mess hall, mouth, omnivore, omophagist, palace car, pantophagist, parlor car, passenger car, petit dejeuner, phytophage, picnic, picnicker, pizzeria, plant-eater, predacean, quick-lunch counter, railway car, reefer, refrigerator car, restaurant, roomette, sleeper, smoker, smoking car, smorgasbord, snack bar, stockcar, supper, tank, tavern, tea, tea break, tearoom, teatime, tender, tiffin, trattoria, trencherman, truck, van, vegetarian, waggon, wiener roast, wienie roast

Translations

 * Bulgarian: вагон-ресторант


 * French: café-restaurant

Etymology
From denarius:.

Noun

 * 1)  money