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.
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