Showing posts with label burgher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label burgher. Show all posts

Thursday, November 22, 2012

burger, burgher

Burger or burger means the ground meat sandwich found in fast food restaurants, diners, and homes--
Tomorrow you can make a turkey burger with the leftovers.
I'd like a burger and a shake, please.

Burgher or burgher ( rhymes with burger ) means a citizen of a borough or small town--
He was proud of his status as a burgher of the town, and looked down on country folk.
Only a burgher can vote on town business.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Make sure to order a burger and fries for each burger who will be attending the meeting."

Note--"burgh" is an old-fashioned word for a borough or small town--
The farmer sometimes took his produce to the market in the burgh.
"Burg" ( rhymes with burg ) is an old-fashioned slang term for a small town--
They must roll up the streets of this burg at night.
Note #2--"burgess" may mean a citizen of a small town or borough--
The old burgess hoped to be appointed a magistrate.
"Burgess" also means an elected official of a local or state legislature or governing body--
He was elected a burgess from his region, and sent to the House of Burgesses in Richmond.