Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cooked patty of ground meat, typically beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun, often served with additional ingredients such as lettuce, tomato, onion, and condiments.
   • (Informal) A common short form for "hamburger."

Usage

• The word "burger" is a countable noun. It refers to the complete sandwich or, informally, just the meat patty itself.
• It is commonly used in casual and culinary contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I'll have a cheeseburger and fries, please. (This uses the compound "cheeseburger," which is listed separately below.)
  • The restaurant is famous for its juicy beef burger.
  • He grilled some burgers for the barbecue.

Advanced Usage

• "Build your own burger": A service where customers can choose individual components for their sandwich.
  • The new diner has a "build your own burger" station with many toppings.

Variants and Related Words

• Hamburger (n): The full term for a burger made with a beef patty.
• Cheeseburger (n): A hamburger with added cheese.
• Veggie burger / Veggieburger (n): A patty made from vegetables, grains, or legumes, served in the style of a burger.
• Burger joint (n, compound): An informal term for a restaurant that specializes in burgers.

Synonyms

• Hamburger
• Beefburger (less common)
• Patty melt (a specific sandwich with a patty, cheese, and grilled onions on rye bread)

Related Phrases

• Slider (n): A small burger, typically served in multiples.
  • We ordered a plate of sliders to share.

Noun

1. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
2. United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)