burger and burner differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. burger means “United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)”. burner means “an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)”. burger is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɝɡɚ/
1.n.United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
2.n.a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
/ˈbɝnɚ/
| burger | burner | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɝɡɚ/ | /ˈbɝnɚ/ |
| Said | BUR-gur | BUR-nur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | Warren Burger, Warren E. Burger, Warren Earl Burger | none recorded |
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1.n.an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
“a diesel engine is an oil burner”
2.n.the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
“the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one”