drysalter

/ˈdraɪsɔːltər/
noun
  1. A person who deals in salted or dried foods, such as fish, meat, or pickles.
    • In the old market, the drysalter's stall was always busy with customers.
    • The drysalter supplied the village with smoked herring and salted beef.
    • He apprenticed with a drysalter to learn the trade of preserving food.
  2. A shop or business that sells salted or dried foods.
    • She worked at the drysalter, weighing out bags of dried fish.
    • The drysalter on Main Street has been open since the 1800s.
    • They stopped at the drysalter to buy some pickled onions.
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