Definition of diner for English Language Learners. : 1  a person who is eating dinner in a restaurant. : 2  a small, informal, and inexpensive restaurant that looks like a railroad car.
The word for kitchen in Spanish is cocina. Hear the pronunciation, see example sentences and Spanish meanings for the other related words: .
This meal is often referred to as the staff or family meal. The escuelerie (from 15th century French and a cognate of the English  scullery ), or the more modern plongeur or dishwasher, is the keeper of dishes, having charge of dishes and keeping the kitchen clean. A common humorous title for this role in some modern kitchens is  chef de plonge  or head dishwasher.