beer

¹

[beer]

noun

1. an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.

2. any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc..

   root beer; ginger beer.

3. an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer.

   We'll have three beers.

Beer

²

[beer]

noun

1. Thomas, 1889–1940, U.S. author.

beer

/ bɪə /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast Compare ale

2. a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants

   ginger beer

   nettle beer

3. (modifier) relating to or used in the drinking of beer

   beer glass

   beer mat

4. (modifier) in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer

   beer house

   beer cellar

   beer garden

Word History and Origins

Origin of beer¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bere, Old English bēor; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German bior, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch bēr, Dutch, German Bier ( Old Norse bjōrr, probably from Old English); further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of beer¹

Old English beor ; related to Old Norse bjōrr , Old Frisian biār , Old High German bior

Example Sentences

Opening new categories of sponsorship—including beer—has been an ongoing topic of conversation with the NCAA’s broadcasters, Baker said in the April interview with the Journal.

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Listening to the European golfers plead with fans to not chuck beers at a colleague’s spouse was mortifying.

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Even when a group of men stare at you—beers clutched in hands, no idea why you’re shrieking in joy over carving the circumference of a tiny pool—you won’t give it a second thought.

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Even Gen Z preferences for how they literally consume products are different, driving colder coffees, lighter beers and, Williams said, Emergen-C vitamins in popping crystal formats.

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“D.C.’s political drinking culture goes back to colonial times,” said local beer historian Mike Stein, referencing politics-themed drinks he’s seen over his decade in brewing.

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