decanter

noun

de·​cant·​er di-ˈkan-tər 

dē-

: a vessel used to decant or to receive decanted liquids

especially : an ornamental glass bottle used for serving wine

Illustration of decanter

Examples of decanter in a Sentence

The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Chopin Vintage Vault is a 30-year-old vodka—that doesn’t mean 30 years in a barrel like whiskey, that means this Polish potato vodka was distilled as part of Chopin’s first release in 1993 and kept in a vault for three decades before being bottled in a crystal decanter. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 25 July 2025

Her decanter design, set to be unveiled in October 2025, aims to blend these ideas into a fitting vessel for the world’s oldest whisky. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

This sleek decanter aerates while serving angles (and leveling up your sommelier instincts). —Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 July 2025

For many consumers during this era, the outside of the decanter was as important, if not more important, than what was inside it. —Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decanter

• enchanter
• trochanter
• banter
• canter
• cantor
• chanter
• granter
• grantor
• plantar
• planter
• tranter

Kids Definition

decanter

noun

de·​cant·​er di-ˈkant-ər 

: an ornamental glass bottle used especially for serving wine