burger

noun

bur·​ger ˈbər-gər 

1

: hamburger

2

: a sandwich similar to a hamburger

tofu burgers

—often used in combination

Examples of burger in a Sentence

I'll have a burger with fries, please.

Recent Examples on the Web

Shake Shack — The burger chain shed a little more than 1%. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025

At the Butterscotch Den, burgers and steaks are guaranteed to be grilled to the customer’s taste every time. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025

Play pool, darts or cornhole, and devour a viral-sensation smash burger from their food truck, Jabs. —Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

This time, the president had Republican senators over for a lunch that featured burgers, too. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing burger

• smash burger
• veggie burger

Rhymes for burger

• burgher
• turgor

Kids Definition

burger

noun

bur·​ger ˈbər-gər 

1

: hamburger

2

: a sandwich like a hamburger

veggie burger

Biographical Definition

Burger 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Bur·​ger ˈbər-gər 

Warren Earl 1907–1995 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1969–86)

Bürger

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

Bür·​ger ˈbu̇r-gər 

ˈbir-,

ˈbᵫr-

Gottfried August 1747–1794 German poet