Diner

[mehdihas]

Dear native speakers,
Can we use the word "diner" for a room in our house where we eat breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Thanks

 

[5jj]

Not in BrE.

 

[Rover_KE]

Not in BrE.

Nor in AmE, either, I guess.

If I'm wrong, our American buddies will put me right when they get up in an hour or three.

Rover

 

[JTRiff]

A diner is usually a roadside cafe, or restaurant. It may have a neon sign that says 'Eats', or something similar. It may be made from an old railway car.
In the house it's the dining room. Maybe you have a breakfast nook in the kitchen, but otherwise- living room, bedroom, dining room.

 

[Barb_D]

Though a lot of moms can feel like a short-order cook at a diner! ;-)

 

[bhaisahab]

Though a lot of moms can feel like a short-order cook at a diner! ;-)

Dads too.;-)

 

[Ouisch]

Though a lot of moms can feel like a short-order cook at a diner! ;-)

Oh my, if I had a dollar for every time my Mom barked "I'm not a short-order cook!" at us when we were kids and she was asking what we wanted for dinner I'd be posting this from my plush summer villa in Monaco. :-D But yes, "diner" implies a restaurant of some sort. "Dining room" describes the room in a house used exclusively for eating. A lot of houses, however, don't have a separate room for eating and just have a dining table in the kitchen area.