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beefburger

American  
[beef-bur-ger] / ˈbifˌbɜr gər /

noun

  1. hamburger.


beefburger British  
/ ˈbiːfˌbɜːɡə /

noun

  1. a flat fried cake of minced beef; hamburger

"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

Etymology

Origin of beefburger

First recorded in 1935–40; beef + -burger

Example Sentences

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Order taken, she disappears to emerge minutes later with a huge plate of chips and a beefburger sandwich, on which he promptly deposits a ton of ketchup.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2014

An economy beefburger can legally contain as little as 47% beef.

From The Guardian • Feb. 15, 2013

In a move that harks back to John Gummer's famous beefburger mouthful during the BSE crisis, Cameron wolfed down a pork pie and a beef pie in front of the cameras.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2013

In nine of the ten beefburger samples, horse DNA was found at very low levels.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2013

That's the kind of courageous PR stand not seen since John Selwyn Gummer took a bite out of a beefburger at the height of the BSE crisis.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2013

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