eatery

[ee-tuh-ree]

noun

Informal.

plural

eateries 

1. a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.

eatery

/ ˈiːtərɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a restaurant or eating house

Word History and Origins

Origin of eatery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; eat + -ery

Example Sentences

Staying relevant has led it to look beyond its historic role of sending inspectors anonymously into restaurants and then attributing stars to a handful of high-end eateries.

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The milestone episode will take things back to before the Belcher’s opened their family eatery.

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Baci's mother ran an eatery opposite the ministry of defence in Abuja and she remembers that after a day at primary school she would go there to help out.

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Cooks and cashiers at the Pico Robertson location of fast food Japanese restaurant Yoshinoya walked off the job on Tuesday over concerns about cleanliness, health and safety at the eatery.

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That’s probably what I looked like at Polly’s Freeze, a retro roadside eatery in Georgetown, Indiana, right across the river from Louisville.

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Related Words

• bar 
• cafeteria 
• coffee shop 
• diner 
• dining room 
• inn 
• outlet 
• saloon