diner-out
Definition
Noun (countable): A diner-out is a person who frequently eats meals away from home, typically at restaurants or as a guest in others' homes.
Usage Examples
- (She often eats meals outside her residence.)
- (He enjoyed dining at various establishments.)
- (They regularly ate meals away from home, either as guests or customers.)
Advanced Usage
- "To be a diner-out" implies a habitual lifestyle of eating meals outside the home, often associated with social or professional engagements.
- After his promotion, he became a diner-out, attending business dinners almost nightly. (His work required him to eat out frequently.)
Variants and Related Words
- Diner (n): a person who eats a meal, especially at a restaurant.
- The diner ordered a steak and salad. (The person eating at the restaurant.)
- Out (adv): away from one's home or usual place.
- They decided to eat out tonight. (They chose to dine at a restaurant rather than at home.)
- Dining out (phr v): the act of eating a meal away from home.
- Dining out is expensive if done regularly. (Eating at restaurants frequently costs a lot.)
Synonyms
- Restaurant-goer: a person who frequently visits restaurants.
- Guest diner: someone who eats as a guest at another's home.
- Social eater: a person who often participates in meals outside their home for social reasons.
Related Idioms
- Eat out: to have a meal at a restaurant rather than at home.
- They decided to eat out to celebrate their anniversary. (They went to a restaurant for the celebration.)
- Dine out on: to use an experience or story as a topic of conversation at social meals.
- He dined out on his travel adventures for months. (He repeatedly told his travel stories while eating with others.)