a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
"I'm starving, so I'll grab a cheeseburger from the drive-thru for lunch."
beef that has been ground
"The chef pressed the raw hamburger patty onto the hot grill to sear the ground beef before adding cheese."
A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
"The tourists were confused when a local introduced himself as a hamburger because he was actually from the city of Hamburg, Germany."
A person from Hamburg.