burger
[ bur-ger ]
/ ˈbɜr gər /
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noun
a hamburger.
a food patty, or patty on a bun, containing ingredients other than beef: veggie or turkey burgers.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH burger
burger , burgherDefinition for burger (2 of 3)
Burger
[ bur-ger ]
/ ˈbɜr gər /
noun
Warren Earl, 1907–1995, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1969–86.
Definition for burger (3 of 3)
-burger
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.
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Bürger
/ (German ˈbyrɡər) /
noun
Gottfried August (ˈɡɔtfriːt ˈauɡʊst). 1747–94, German lyric poet, noted particularly for his ballad Lenore (1773)
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