seltzer

noun

selt·​zer ˈselt-sər How to pronounce seltzer (audio)
: artificially carbonated water

Examples of seltzer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the video, a man Grossman identified as neighbor Mark Nakagawa is seen walking toward her door, pulling the cap off a black marker, and drawing on a box of seltzer water that Grossman had forgotten to bring inside earlier that day. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 What distinguishes it from a regular seltzer, according to David Barnett, chief commercial officer with White Claw brewer Mark Anthony Group, is the unique, premium flavor profile that regular White Claw hard seltzer drinkers have come to expect. Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2024 Corktown Taphouse, touted as a family-friendly pub, plans to offer a variety of drink selections, including 70 self-service taps for beer, wine, and seltzers, along with food options. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 March First, which also owns Cincinnati Distilling, specializes in craft beer, seltzer, cider and spirits. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024 But Anheuser-Busch is facing declining beer sales in the U.S., where drinkers are increasingly opting for spirits, hard seltzers and alcohol-free beverages. Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 Sales for hard seltzers soared to $4.1 billion in 2020, a 160% increase from the year prior, demonstrating the influence this popular trend had on the alcohol industry overall (and possibly driven by pandemic-era behaviors). Linnea Geiss, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The only appliances that stay out in my kitchen are my air fryer and seltzer maker. Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024 The current drink list features kombucha, lager, IPA, pale ale and hard seltzer. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

modification of German Selterser (Wasser) water of Selters, from Nieder Selters, Germany

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seltzer was in 1775

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Cite this Entry

“Seltzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seltzer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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