cider

[ sahy-der ]

noun

1. the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation sweet cider or after fermentation hard cider, or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.

cider

/ ˈsaɪdə /

noun

1. Also called (US)hard cider an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of apples
2. Also calledsweet cider an unfermented drink made from apple juice

Other Words From

• cider·ish cider·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cider¹

1250–1300; Middle English sidre < Middle French < Old French si ( s ) dre < Late Latin sīcera strong drink < Septuagint Greek sī́kera < Hebrew shēkhār (Levit. 10:9); replacing Middle English sithere < Old French sidre

Word History and Origins

Origin of cider¹

C14: from Old French cisdre, via Medieval Latin, from Late Greek sikera strong drink, from Hebrew shēkhār

Example Sentences

In keeping with Cashion’s simple but memorable style, pastry chef Valerie Hill offered diners banana cream pudding tufted with meringue and apple crumb pie lashed with golden cider sauce.

From Washington Post

Other liquids, such as cider, beer and milk, are also up for grabs, and all can be used solo or in combination with others.

From Washington Post

Rolled oats get soaked overnight in cider or kombucha, and then tossed with walnuts, pumpkin seeds, raisins and grated apple for maximum crunch and just a touch of sweetness.

From Washington Post

If nobody else is here, maybe we can grab a cup of cider or hot cocoa and sit down together without worrying about everything worth worrying about right now.

From Vox

We wore masks, ordered takeout using an app, and sat six feet apart outside as we sipped our ciders and ate our sandwiches.

From MIT Technology Review

I visited Normandy for the first time a few weeks ago for the sole purpose of tasting cider at one specific estate.

From The Daily Beast

Despite an impressively long history, cider has maintained a relatively humble identity.

From The Daily Beast

Jacques Perritaz, a biologist-turned-cider producer, is crafting gorgeous examples at Ciderie du Vulcain.

From The Daily Beast

Case in point—a Normandy estate that is making cider that rivals the area's fine wine.

From The Daily Beast

Cider has a long and storied history that can be tasted in the variety of options found throughout the world.

From The Daily Beast

Since the people have taken to gin-drinking, cider is out of favour and the orchards destroyed.

From Project Gutenberg

Fanchon sits on the settle, her chin on a level with the table, to eat the steaming omelette and drink the sparkling cider.

From Project Gutenberg

There is nothing the country boy likes more than to watch the men at work in a cider mill.

From Project Gutenberg

The owner of the cider mill paid Tom for the apples, and the party started back.

From Project Gutenberg

Hard Cider nodded to me, with a keen glance from his little, bloodshot eyes.

From Project Gutenberg