referents
The eighth letter in the question, counting spaces, is "t." If you count each character, including spaces, the eighth position falls on the letter "t" in the word "the."
Both juggernaut and sauerkraut fit that criteria.
A five letter word for a small restaurant is diner.
transduce
Tarantula throughly
merriment
mistletoe mistletoe
stillettos
Cultivate.
cattelist
tentacled
terminate