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diner   –  dinner:

[the letters ‘di’ in “diner” rhyme with the letters ‘di’ in “die”; and ‘di’ in “dinner”  rhyme with ‘di’ in “dig”]

a diner (a small restaurant by the road side)

“Diner” (with a single ‘n’) is ‘a person who eats their meal, usually at a restaurant’; ‘a railroad dining car’ (a place on a train where passengers have their meals, also called ‘dining compartment’); and in American English, it is ‘a small restaurant, usually on wheels which services cheap meal’,

diners dining at a Mexican restaurant

e.g.     This new restaurant is suitable for any diner on any restricted diet.

a diner (a railroad dining car/a dining compartment on a train)

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a family dinner

“Dinner” (with a double ‘n’) is ‘the main meal of the day eaten in the middle of the day or in the evening; a special meal eaten on special occasions, usually in honour of some important person; a full-course meal served at a fixed price, also called “table d’ hôte”’,

a grand royal dinner about to begin

e.g.

We attended a grand dinner at the Palace last night.

He invited a lot of his friends to dinner.

What did you have for dinner?

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