DINER
What does "DINER" mean?
A small, casual restaurant, often shaped like a railway car; also, a person who is eating.
Meanings
- A small, informal American restaurant serving simple meals, often open long hours. We pulled off the highway for pancakes at a roadside diner.
- A person who is eating, especially in a restaurant. The waiter checked on each diner before clearing the plates.
- A railway carriage in which meals are served; a dining car. On the long train route, the diner stayed open until midnight.
Word origin
From 'dine' (to eat dinner, via Old French 'disner') plus '-er'; the restaurant sense grew in America from eateries built inside or shaped like railway dining cars.
Remember it
A DINER is where a diner dines - the place and the person share one word.
A little poem
Two a.m., the coffee bottomless and pale,
a stranger and the cook trade half a tale-
the chrome holds every face the night brings in to stay.
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Wordplay
- The restaurant and its customer got into an argument about who was the real diner. Neither would leave the table.
What it teaches
Some places keep the lights on for the lonely; a good diner is a refuge that just happens to serve pie.
Quick facts
What does DINER mean?
A small, casual restaurant, often shaped like a railway car; also, a person who is eating.
Is DINER a valid word?
Yes — DINER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DINER?
DINER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DINER come from?
From 'dine' (to eat dinner, via Old French 'disner') plus '-er'; the restaurant sense grew in America from eateries built inside or shaped like railway dining cars.
What can DINER teach us?
Some places keep the lights on for the lonely; a good diner is a refuge that just happens to serve pie.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.