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Added 9 October 2026

burger

/ˈbɜːɡə/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about burger at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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).

noun

Alternative form of burgher.

Origin

Clipping of hamburger, rebracketing it as ham + burger. First use appears c. 1937. Sense 5 is likely a back-formation from Burgerland.

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