diner

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

See dine and -er

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: dī'nər IPA: /ˈdaɪnə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /"daIn@r/

  Rhymes: -aɪnə(r)

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Wikipedia

diner (plural diners)

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

2. A small and inexpensive type of restaurant which is modelled to resemble a dining car.
3. A railroad dining car.

   The diner is everybody's kitchen. –Richard Gutman

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:pub

[edit] Related terms

• dine
• dinner
• dining car
• dining
• Joe's Diner

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

Latin denarius

[edit] Noun

diner

1. money