salter
/ˈsɔltər/
adjective
- Comparative form of salty: more salty.
- The ocean water here is salter than near the river mouth.
- I prefer the salter kind of pretzel.
- This broth is salter than the one you made yesterday.
noun
- A person who makes or sells salt.
- In medieval times, a salter was an important trade in coastal towns.
- The salter loaded barrels of sea salt onto the cart.
- The village salter supplied salt for preserving meat all winter.
- A container for holding salt, especially one used at the table.
- The antique silver salter was a family heirloom.
- She passed the salter to her father so he could season his eggs.
- He filled the salter with coarse sea salt for cooking.
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