burger

¹

[ bur-ger ]

noun

1. a hamburger.
2. a food patty, or patty on a bun, containing ingredients other than beef:

   veggie or turkey burgers.

Burger

²

[ bur-ger ]

noun

1. Warren Earl, 1907–1995, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1969–86.

-burger

³

1. a combining form extracted from hamburger, occurring in compounds the initial element of which denotes a special garnish for a hamburger or a substitute ingredient for the meat patty:

   baconburger; cheeseburger; fishburger.

Bürger

¹

/ ˈbyrɡər /

noun

1. BürgerGottfried August17471794MGermanWRITING: poet Gottfried August (ˈɡɔtfriːt ˈauɡʊst). 1747–94, German lyric poet, noted particularly for his ballad Lenore (1773)

burger

²

/ ˈbɜːɡə /

noun

1. informal.
   1. short for hamburger
   2. ( in combination )

      a cheeseburger

Word History and Origins

Origin of burger¹

1935–40, Americanism; extracted from hamburger by false analysis as ham ¹ + burger

Example Sentences

McDonald’s also announced that recent tests showed no E. coli in its food, and its Quarter Pounder burgers topped with slivered onions are now back on menus nationwide.

From Salon

Popular burger joint Shake Shack closed nine locations in September, including five in the Los Angeles area.

From Los Angeles Times

The E. coli cases linked to carrots comes after another high-profile outbreak in the US, related to slivered onions on some McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers.

From BBC

McDonald's suspended sales of the Quarter Pounder burger in October in about a fifth of its US restaurants in response to the outbreak.

From BBC

"I remember taking out what looked like a burger patty and placing it in a hot pan. As it cooked it started looking like a well-seared steak."

From Salon

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