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cheeseburger

American  
[cheez-bur-ger] / ˈtʃizˌbɜr gər /

noun

  • cheeseburgers
    plural
  1. a hamburger cooked with a slice of cheese on top of it.


cheeseburger British  
/ ˈtʃiːzˌbɜːɡə /

noun

  1. a hamburger cooked with a slice of cheese on top of it

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of cheeseburger

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; cheese 1 + -burger

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“He was a great person and he was just in his office having a cheeseburger on his lunch break,” Hill said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Today the corporation reports the price of a cheeseburger at around $3.89, depending on region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Maybe this is why I’ve always had a fondness for the fast-food chain and its cheeseburger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

“I got paid with a cheeseburger and fries,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Me and Mom always get shrimp fried rice, Aunt Sophie gets crab sticks, which I always thought was a weird choice, and King nine times out of ten orders a cheeseburger with two egg rolls.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

This week it was revealed a chicken sandwich is packing as much salt as five McDonald's cheeseburgers - putting it top of a naughty list of more than 500 sandwiches analysed.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

It was a blur of champagne, full sized In-N-Out cheeseburgers, chic ushers wearing Dior uniforms with snug grey sweaters and slacks that pooled perfectly at the leg.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

On Monday the president emerged from the Oval Office to receive two bags of his beloved cheeseburgers and French fries from Sharon Simmons of Arkansas, a 58-year-old who quickly became known as “DoorDash Grandma.”

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

Inside, customers sipped root beer flats and ate cheeseburgers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

I don't count Howard Johnson's, where I only had french fries and cheeseburgers and vanilla frappes with people like Buddy Willard.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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