salter

[ sawl-ter ]

noun

1. a person who makes or sells salt.
2. a person who salts salt meat, fish, etc.

salter

/ ˈsɔːltə /

noun

1. a person who deals in or manufactures salt
2. a person who treats meat, fish, etc, with salt

Word History and Origins

Origin of salter¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sealtere saltmaker. See salt ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

One final thought: I'm a heavy salter, but do not season your bacon with salt, especially if you're using the miso.

From Salon

That includes a new salter which is already in and running as well as a new filter system which is being put in.

From Washington Times

Stephen Smith from Transport NI said snow ploughs and salters have been dispatched.

From BBC

This lake is salter than the sea—no fish will live in its waters.

From Project Gutenberg

—I wish to ascertain the precise etymology of the word salter as applied to localities far removed from the sea, and from those districts in which the making of salt is carried on.

From Project Gutenberg