dinner theater vs theatre

dinner theater and theatre both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dinner theater	Yes	No	No	No
theatre	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, theatre is a hypernym of dinner theater; that is, theatre is a word with a broader meaning than dinner theater:

dinner theater: a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
theatre: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

Other hypernyms of dinner theater include house, theater.

dinner theater (noun)	theatre (noun)
a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission	a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
	the art of writing and producing plays
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