seltzer

noun

selt·​zer ˈselt-sər 

: artificially carbonated water

Examples of seltzer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

RooftopKC offers a menu of cocktails, wine, beer, seltzers and mocktails, but the bar doesn’t serve food. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

As bars lose ground as the default meet-up spot, something has to fill the gap, and game nights, which work just as well with seltzer as with cocktails, fit the moment. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

Add a splash of club soda or plain seltzer to each glass for fizz. — Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Wine trends also have favored boozy and bracing styles, a hard sell for folks used to sipping hard seltzers at the club. — ABC News, 22 June 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