Definition of Hamburger

1. Noun. A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients.

Exact synonyms: Beefburger, Burger
Terms within: Ground Beef
Generic synonyms: Sandwich
Specialized synonyms: Cheeseburger

2. Noun. Beef that has been ground.
Exact synonyms: Ground Beef
Generic synonyms: Beef, Boeuf
Group relationships: Beefburger, Burger

Definition of Hamburger

1. Proper noun. A person from Hamburg. ¹

2. Noun. A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both. ¹

3. Noun. The patty used in such a sandwich. ¹

4. Noun. Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers. ¹

5. Noun. (colloquial somewhat vulgar) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hamburger

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hamburger

hamathecia
hamathecium
hamatum
hamaul
hamauls
hamaxophobia
hambergite
hamble
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hambling
hambone
hamboned
hambones
hamboning
hamburger (current term)
hamburger bun
hamburger roll
hamburger steak
hamburgerlike
hamburgerology
hamburgers
hamburgs
hame
hamed
hamelia
hamentasch
hamentaschen
hamentash
hamentashen

Literary usage of Hamburger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Colorado by Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)
"GEORGE hamburger, JR. George hamburger, Jr., is the president of the George hamburger Tool & Supply Company of Denver. It is true that he had the benefit of ..."

2. Theory of Differential Equations by Andrew Russell Forsyth (1902)
"Similarly it may be established that one (hamburger) sub-group containing ,t integrals, and another subgroup containing p integrals, constitute together a ..."

3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1907)
"Article—hamburger steak, purchased from FW Hebble, made by FW Hebble. Preserved with sodium sulphite, containing .104 per cent, of the same. ..."

4. Livestock and Deforestation: Central America in the 1980s and 1990s : a by David Kaimowitz (1996)
"It first examines the export market for beef, then looks at the domestic demand for beef, and finally discusses changes in dairy markets. The hamburger ..."

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