third-pounder

noun

A (typically beef) hamburger sandwich, whose patty weighed 1/3 of a lb (pound) before cooking.

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third-pound
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Meanings

nounthird-pounder (plural third-pounders)

plural third-pounders · alternative third pounder

  1. cookingA (typically beef) hamburger sandwich, whose patty weighed 1/3 of a lb (pound) before cooking.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, pounder.
adjectivethird-pounder (not comparable)

alternative third pounder

  1. not comparableHaving the weight of 1/3 of a pound.

    Synonyms: third-pound

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the weight of 1/3 of a pound.

Similar
third-pound
Also see
third-pound

Origin

From third + pound + -er, modelled on quarter-pounder.

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Translations

French tiers de livre
  • tiers de livreburger sandwich
Cite this entry
APA

third-pounder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-pounder

MLA

“third-pounder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-pounder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “third-pounder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-pounder.

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