burger

¹ American  

[bur-ger] / ˈbɜr gər /

noun

1. a hamburger.

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

   veggie or turkey burgers.

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Burger ² American  

[bur-ger] / ˈbɜr gər /

noun

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

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-burger ³ American  

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.

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burger ¹ British  

/ ˈbɜːɡə /

noun

1. informal

   1. short for hamburger

   2. ( in combination )

      a cheeseburger

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Bürger ² British  

/ ˈbyrɡər /

noun

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

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Usage

What does -burger mean? The combining form -burger is used like a suffix indicating a kind of hamburger or other patty in a sandwich bun.The form -burger comes from the end of the word hamburger, meaning "a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground beef in a roll or bun." The word hamburger itself comes from a shortening of a dish named Hamburger steak, from the German city of Hamburg.

Etymology

Origin of burger

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

Example Sentences

For the first time, the targets also included 24 out-of-home food categories such as burgers, curries, and pizza.

From Science Daily

Carl’s Jr., never a chain to shy away from meaty affairs, introduced its Cali XL burger, with two 3.5-ounce beef patties, in November.

From MarketWatch

If it wasn’t then my favorite food is a burger.

From Los Angeles Times

“What is with you today?” he said, dropping on the bench next to Coal with a fistful of burger—probably his second.

From Literature

Extraordinary heroics gained Ward a medal and little else; some unspecified amount of time later he’s making ends meet by flipping burgers.

From Salon