-burger

suffix

Used to make the names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of the specified foodstuff, or with that foodstuff used in place of the usual meat.

OriginEnglish hamburger ← German Hamburger ← Proto-Germanic *warjaz →
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Meanings

suffix-burger (noun-forming suffix, plural -burgers)

plural -burgers

  1. Used to make the names of hamburgers served in buns with the addition of the specified foodstuff, or with that foodstuff used in place of the usual meat.
  2. Used to make the names of patties made from or containing the specified foodstuff.
  3. UShobbiesUsed to emphasise a high number of points scored by a player or team.

    Let's start with Harden's 60-burger against Atlanta: His 24 shot attempts were the fewest ever in a 60-point game in NBA history.

    2019 December 3, Kirk Goldsberry, “James Harden is the greatest scorer of this NBA era”, in ESPN, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2020
    1 more example

    Wemby’s 50-point game was much milder, if that’s even a thing statistically. This season, he has already had a 5×5 (25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals and five blocks), a near triple-double (24 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks) and this 50-burger.

    2024 November 14, Zach Harper, “About Victor Wembanyama’s speedy 50 burger. Plus, the Cavaliers remain perfect!”, in The Athletic, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2024

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂m
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kónh₂méh₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*hanmōder.?
  4. Proto-Germanic*hammō
  5. Old High Germanhammeder.?
  6. Old High GermanHamme
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰs?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰergʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérgʰs?
  11. Proto-Germanic*burgz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*burg
  13. Old High Germanburg
  14. Old High GermanHammaburg
  15. GermanHamburg
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  17. Proto-Germanic*warjaną
  18. Proto-Germanic*warjaz
  19. GermanHamburger
  20. Englishhamburger
  21. English-burger

Rebracketing of hamburger, as if it were ham + burger.

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Translations

Danish -burger
  • -burgersuffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Dutch -burger
  • -burgersuffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Estonian -burger
  • -burgersuffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Finnish -purilainen
  • -purilainensuffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Hungarian -burger
  • -burgersuffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Japanese バーガー
  • バーガー (bāgā)suffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Korean 버거
  • 버거 (beogeo)suffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Swedish -burgare
  • -burgaresuffix used to make names for hamburger-like dishes
Cite this entry
APA

-burger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burger

MLA

“-burger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-burger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-burger.

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