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

Unlike some of the burger chain’s peers, Cramer said McDonald’s has immense scale and strength and is making an effort to lower prices as consumer spending weakens. —Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025

What To Know Shake Shack has launched the Big Shack—its biggest burger yet—which is available nationally, for a limited time. —Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

The on-site restaurant, Sol na Cozinha, serves seafood, pasta, and burgers, with views of Praia dos Anjos and Ilha do Farol. —Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025

Later, wind down with a frosty glass of Naked Pig pale ale at craft brewery Back Forty Beer’s taproom; if hunger strikes, order a hearty, juicy burger too. —Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 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 ˈbᵫr-gər 

ˈbu̇r-,

ˈbir-

Gottfried August 1747–1794 German poet