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View synonyms for burger

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of burger1

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

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