burger
/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/
noun
A hamburger.
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Noun 3 meanings
A hamburger.
A similar sandwich or patty.
“She was planning to have a burger for dinner.”
Any sandwich that uses two bread rolls or buns (in North America it only refers to a sandwich with two buns or bread rolls and a meat patty).
Where it comes from
Etymology
Clipping of hamburger, rebracketing it as ham + burger. First use appears c. 1937. Sense 5 is likely a back-formation from Burgerland.
BURGER at a glance
BURGER has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (B 3 + U 1 + R 1 + G 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,238 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with burger
All rhymesOne letter away
- BURNER8
- BUGGER10
- BULGER9
- BURGEE9
- BUNGER9
- PURGER9
- SURGER7
- BURKER12
- BUDGER10
- BURIER8
- BURLER8
- BURRER8
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