Bur·ger (bûr?g?r), Warren Earl 1907-1995. American jurist who served as the chief justice of the US Supreme Court (1969-1986).American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.