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Definition of "burger" []

  • A sandwich consisting of a bun, a cooked beef patty, and often other ingredients such as cheese, onion slices, lettuce, or condiments. Often used in combination: a cheeseburger. (noun)
  • A similar sandwich with a nonbeef filling. Often used in combination: a crab burger; a tofu burger. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "burger" in a sentence
  • "But then, if the burger is as great as you say we will eat there, because of that alone."
  • "They are usually sandwiched between layers of other pyrotechnical material, much as a burger is augmented with pickles, tomato, and relish."
  • "Sciullo walked away with $400, three t-shirts and what he calls a burger hangover."
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