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half-pounder

half-pounder noun: a beef hamburger sandwich whose patty weighed approximately half a pound prior to being cooked.

Noun

half-pounder (plural half-pounders)

  1. A beef hamburger sandwich whose patty weighed approximately half a pound prior to being cooked.
  2. A burger sandwich with a patty of such an uncooked weight, of an alternative to beef.
  3. A burger patty of such an uncooked weight.
  4. A food item similar to a patty of such an uncooked weight, such as a meatball.
  5. A sandwich weighing approximately half a pound.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see half, pounder: Anything weighing half a pound.

Adjective

half-pounder (not comparable)

  1. Having a weight of a 1/2 of a pound.
    Synonyms:
    half-pound

Synonyms of half-pounder

Forms of half-pounder

pluralhalf-pounders
alternative formhalf pounder
alternative formhalfpounder

Origin of half-pounder

From half + pound + -er.

Questions about half-pounder

What does half-pounder mean?
Half-pounder means a beef hamburger sandwich whose patty weighed approximately half a pound prior to being cooked.
What part of speech is half-pounder?
Half-pounder can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of half-pounder?
The plural of half-pounder is half-pounders.

Words near half-pounder in the dictionary

  1. half-plate
  2. half-plates
  3. half-port
  4. half-ports
  5. half-pound
  6. half-pounder
  7. half-pounders
  8. half-price
  9. half-rate
  10. half-ray
  11. half-rays

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