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 cellar

   beer house

   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

“Every time Chad loses his shirt, have a sip of wine, beer or eat a cookie,” he laughs over Zoom, as one hand brushes his golden strands behind his ear.

From Los Angeles Times

"We basically had a couple of beers that turned out to be very expensive," Mayer said.

From BBC

"No-one has been able to nail down who exactly has benefited. It’s almost like a beer parlour gossip about who is getting what," says Toyin Akinosho of the Africa Oil+Gas Report.

From BBC

"If I can go and buy a pint of beer I should be able to buy a pint of milk."

From BBC

Grilling outside by a beach somewhere, with good friends and cold beer!

From Salon