root beer

noun

: a sweetened, usually carbonated, brown beverage flavored with extracts of roots (such as sarsaparilla or sassafras) and herbs (such as wintergreen) or with artificial flavorings

Examples of root beer in a Sentence

a bottle of root beer

Recent Examples on the Web

The 10-cent root beers are long gone, but Chris Kempczinski, who marked his seventh anniversary as CEO this week, is having to pay new attention to its value proposition. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Carmella and Vicki have a fight that is as solid as a Twinkie soaked in root beer. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

The much more specific official tasting notes include flavors like grassy olive oil, maple walnut ice cream, green grape, and root beer barrels. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

It’s currently offered in seven flavors including lemon lime, classic orange, cherry lime, strawberry lemonade, golden apple, Shirley Temple and root beer. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for root beer

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

Kids Definition

root beer

noun

: a sweet carbonated drink flavored with extracts of roots and herbs