seltzer

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US/ˈsɛltsɚ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

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OriginGerman Selterser →
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Meanings

seltzer1

nounseltzer (usually uncountable, plural seltzers)

plural seltzers

  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallyEllipsis of seltzer water.

    His youth, his good looks, his charm made the sinister savagery hinted in the smile the more disconcerting. He poured whiskey from a bottle into each of the two tall glasses, filled them up with seltzer, extended one toward Susan.

    a. 1911, David Graham Phillips, Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise

Seltzer2

proper nounSeltzer (plural Seltzers)

plural Seltzers

  1. A surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneffervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide

Similar
soda watercarbonated waterclub sodasparkling water
Broader
drinking water
Also see
carbonated waterclub sodafizzseltzer watersoda watersparkling waterstatic water

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

seltzer · noun

  1. GermanSelterser“of Selters”
  2. Englishseltzer

A toponym from 1735–45 German Selterser (“of Selters”), after Selters, a village known for its carbonated mineral springs.

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Seltzer · proper noun

  1. GermanSälzer“salter”
  2. EnglishSeltzer

Anglicised from German Sälzer (“salter”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

seltzer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seltzer

MLA

“seltzer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seltzer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seltzer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seltzer.

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