ranchburger noun2 •(US) A hamburger featuring elements of the cuisine of the Southwestern United States.Make ranchburgers by dividing the meat for each hamburger into two patties. Place a spoonful of chili sauce and chopped onion on one patty and cover it with the other, sealing it well at the edges. — 1966 •(US) A cookie-cutter ranch house, typically found in a suburban subdivision.Judy Drive was a short gravel-mixed road flanked by a dozen aluminum-sided "ranchburgers" with wading pools or pick-up trucks parked on the front lawns. — 1991 formsranchburgers