ci ‧ der /ˈsaɪdə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sidre , from Late Latin sicera 'alcoholic drink' , from Greek , from Hebrew shekhar ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] British English an alcoholic drink made from apples, or a glass of this drink SYN hard cider American English
2 . [uncountable] American English ( also apple cider ) a non-alcoholic drink made from apples
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THESAURUS
▪ beer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from ↑ malt and HOPS :
a bottle of beer
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Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
▪ lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it:
A pint of lager, please.
▪ ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can:
Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.
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Newcastle Brown Ale
▪ draught beer British English , draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer:
The pub serves a range of draught beers.
▪ real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory:
The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
▪ bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain:
I'll have a pint of bitter.
▪ shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade:
I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
▪ cider an alcoholic drink made from apples:
His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.