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Diner   /dˈaɪnər/   Listen
Diner

noun
1.
A person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant).
2.
A passenger car where food is served in transit.  Synonyms: buffet car, dining car, dining compartment.
3.
A restaurant that resembles a dining car.





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"Diner" Quotes from Famous Books



... head"—the adverb thus qualifying, as the ignoramus loves to do, the wrong verb—for "I required thee only to shave my head." In the second echantillon we have "a piece of gold" as equivalent of a quarter-diner and "for God's sake" which certainly does not preserve local colour. In No. 3 we find "'May God,' said I," etc.; "There is no deity but God! Mohammed is God's apostle!" Here Allah ought invariably to be used, e.g. "Mohammed is the Apostle of Allah," unless ...
— Supplemental Nights, Volume 6 • Richard F. Burton
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... hills an' figure t' get over an' back in time for supper. So go on—only jis' remember this: once you get outside of Dominion an' start up th' grade, there ain't no way stations, an' there ain't no telephones, ner diner service, ner somebody t' bring y' th' evenin' paper. You're buckin' a brace game when y' go against Hazard Pass at a time when she ain't in a mood f'r comp'ny. She holds all th' cards, jis' remember that—an' a few thet ain't in ...
— The White Desert • Courtney Ryley Cooper
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... a diner a la Russe, to satisfy Eustace's aspirations as to the suitable. I had been seeking resources for it all the afternoon and building up erections with Richardson and Colman; and when poor Harold, who had been out in the snow with nothing to eat since breakfast, ...
— My Young Alcides - A Faded Photograph • Charlotte M. Yonge
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... scan, Grimy with travel, thirsty, weary, And then—nothing is sadder than [Footnote PointingHand: No diner ...
— Tobogganing On Parnassus • Franklin P. Adams
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... the partaking of liquids at meal times is not a healthy practice. The hygiene of the saloon promulgates the opposite. Chicken had neglected to purchase a drink to accompany his meal. The bartender rounded the counter, caught the injudicious diner by the ear with a lemon squeezer, led him to the door and ...
— Roads of Destiny • O. Henry
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