Word Type

Noun

The word "diner" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

city kitchen small town town

Capable Of

ask for another drink butter corn butter roll choose to order food object to overcooked meat order cheeseburger order dessert order dinner order french fries order special pay waiter tip salt food salt meal salt meat salt vegetables season food serve fast food spread butter on biscuit spread oleo on toast

Coordinate Terms

; buffet car club car dinee dining facility dining hall dining room guest pie car private car refreshment car

Derived Terms

Joe's Diner diner lingo diner-out dinerlike lounge diner

Has Part

menu cards

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

car carriage coach eater eatery eating house eating place feeder host passenger car rail car railroad car restaurant rolling stock vehicle

Type Of (IsA)

eater person eating meal restaurant restaurant organization restaurant organization with waitstaff small eating establishment

Related Terms

dinette dining room

Related Terms

1950s 1960s booth breakfast cheap cheap greasy cheap restaurant counter decade dine dining car eat eatery eating eating place fare fifties fifties restaurant food greasy greasy food highway joe's diner late late meal lower class meal model person person eating place place breakfast place eat pop culture popular music railroad restaurant small small restaurant stool supper theme train

Synonym Network

dining car pub

Used For

drinking coffee eat eat dinner eat in eat pie eating eating things get to eat hanging out at having meal meet people meeting friends in meeting new freinds sit in and order apple pie

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.