cheeseburger

noun

cheese·​burg·​er ˈchēz-ˌbər-gər How to pronounce cheeseburger (audio)
: a hamburger topped with a slice of cheese

Examples of cheeseburger in a Sentence

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Burger One Free classic cheeseburger meal at all seven metro Detroit Burger One locations. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024 Bronny meets the moment The double cheeseburger and the onion rings. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The mushroom bacon cheeseburger is another of the fall menu items. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 My favorite food is a cheeseburger, so my favorite restaurant here is probably Bru Burger on Mass Ave. The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cheeseburger 

Word History

Etymology

cheese + hamburger

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cheeseburger was in 1928

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“Cheeseburger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheeseburger. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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cheeseburger

noun
cheese·​burg·​er ˈchēz-ˌbər-gər How to pronounce cheeseburger (audio)
: a hamburger topped with a slice of cheese

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