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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A beef hamburger sandwich whose patty weighed approximately half a pound prior to being cooked.
2. 2
   A burger sandwich with a patty of such an uncooked weight, of an alternative to beef.
3. 3
   A burger patty of such an uncooked weight.
4. 4
   A food item similar to a patty of such an uncooked weight, such as a meatball.
5. 5
   A sandwich weighing approximately half a pound.

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6. 6
   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see half, pounder: Anything weighing half a pound.

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a weight of a 1/2 of a pound. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

half-pound

Etymology

From half + pound + -er.

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