adj
Meaning 1
Having a weight of a 1/4 of a pound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quarter-pound
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quarter-pounder
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noun
Meaning 2
A beef hamburger whose patty weighed approximately a quarter of a pound before cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
Examples
- 2011, Simon Day, Comedy and Error: They Really Were Marvellous Times Unfortunately he found me on my own in a Wimpy an hour later nursing a quarter pounder with cheese.
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noun
Meaning 3
A burger with a patty of such uncooked weight, of an alternative to beef.
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Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 4
A burger patty of such uncooked weight.
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Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 5
A food item similar to a burger patty of such uncooked weight, such as a meatball.
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Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 6
A sandwich weighing approximately a quarter of a pound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 7
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound.
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History
Etymology
From the Quarter Pounder, a hamburger sold by the fast food chain McDonald's since 1971. By surface analysis, quarter + pound + -er. Now sometimes used as a genericized trademark, although the trademark remains active in many countries.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: quart de livre — burger sandwich