cheeseburger

IPA/ˈtʃiːzbɜːɡə(r)/
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cheeseburger — noun

  • cheeseburgersingular
  • cheeseburgersplural

1. a round piece of cooked beef that has melted cheese over it, served between the

1.nounA1
Definition

a round piece of cooked beef that has melted cheese over it, served between the two halves of a soft bread roll

Example

Theo ordered a cheeseburger and a glass of orange juice for lunch.

order + cheeseburger (common collocation)

For dinner, the children each ate a cheeseburger with french fries.

Common collocations
  • order a cheeseburger
  • eat a cheeseburger
  • make a cheeseburger
  • cheeseburger with fries
  • double cheeseburger
Synonyms
  • burger

    short, informal form that can refer to any type of burger, not just one with cheese

Grammar Patterns

order + cheeseburger

eat + cheeseburger

Usage Note

The word 'cheeseburger' is written as one word, not two separate words.

Common Mistakes

I want to eat a cheese burger.
I want to eat a cheeseburger.
'cheeseburger' is always one word.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

A cheeseburger is a hamburger with a slice of melted cheese on top of the meat patty. A hamburger (or simply 'burger') is a cooked patty of ground beef served in a bread roll, usually with lettuce, tomato, and sauce — but no cheese. In everyday speech, 'burger' is the most common short form and can refer to either type: 'I'll have a burger, please' could mean a hamburger or a cheeseburger depending on the restaurant. 'Cheeseburger' is the only term that explicitly tells you cheese is included, so it is the right word to use when ordering if you want cheese on your burger.

cheeseburger ↗hamburger ↗burger ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

  • cheeseburger meal
  • cheeseburger combo
  • double cheeseburger

Phrases

  • cheeseburger and fries

Prepositions

  • cheeseburger with [fries/a drink]

Etymology

EnglishGerman (Hamburg)

The word 'cheeseburger' is a blend of 'cheese' and 'hamburger'. It first appeared in the United States in the 1930s as restaurants began adding a slice of cheese to hamburgers. The 'hamburger' part comes from Hamburg, Germany, where a style of cooked ground beef originated, though the modern hamburger sandwich was developed in America.