seltzer

noun

selt·​zer ˈselt-sər 

: artificially carbonated water

Examples of seltzer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lounge will also serve a selection of wine, beer, hard cider, and hard seltzers. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026

On Michigan Avenue in West Dearborn, Seltz Soda Club crafts colorful dirty sodas — fizzy, nonalcoholic seltzer waters swirled with an assortment of syrups and creams. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Quinta de la Rosa Extra Dry White Port Perfumed with a note of pear, this offering is a great lower-alcohol substitute for gin or vodka in most cocktails but equally quaffable when splashed with tonic or seltzer. — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Vendors weave through the packed crowd hawking cans of beer, hard seltzer and jalapeño-tequila and cherry vodka Jell-O shots, served in plastic syringes. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above