What does "cheeseburger" mean?

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

What is a synonym for "cheeseburger"?

Common synonyms include: big blue 82, canape, cheesehamburger, daisy cutter, grinder, hamburger.

Cheeseburger

noun, slang

noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
"Neon in daylight is a / great pleasure, as Edwin Denby would / write, as are light bulbs in daylight. / I stop for a cheeseburger at JULIET'S / CORNER."
2
a hamburger with melted cheese on it wordnet
3
The BLU-82 bomb. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

big blue 82 canape cheesehamburger daisy cutter grinder hamburger

Example

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"Lotteria introduced an extraordinary "Tower Cheeseburger" which can be made by stacking up to 10 patties."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cāseusbor. Proto-Germanic *kāsijaz Proto-West Germanic *kāsī Old English ċīese Middle English chese English cheese English hamburger English cheeseburger Blend of cheese + hamburger (1928). By surface analysis, cheese + -burger.

Related phrases

processed cheese

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