"salter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒltə(ɹ), -ɔːltə(ɹ) Etymology: From salt + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|salt|er}} salt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} salter (plural salters)
  1. One who makes, sells, or applies salt. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (one who deals with salt): suolaaja (english: applies) (Finnish), suolakauppias (english: sells) (Finnish), saunier [masculine] (French), saunière [feminine] (French), mianadóir salainn (english: miner) [masculine] (Irish), saillteoir (curer) [masculine] (Irish), ceannaí salainn (english: merchant) [masculine] (Irish), sealtere [masculine] (Old English), соленикъ (solenik) (english: merchant) [masculine] (Old Ruthenian), сольникъ (solʹnik) [masculine] (Old Ruthenian), соляникъ (soljanik) [masculine] (Old Ruthenian), sărar [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-salter-en-noun-XiW9hU6q Disambiguation of Occupations: 73 27 Disambiguation of People: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old Ruthenian translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 48 39 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 42 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Ruthenian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'one who deals with salt': 72 28
  2. A trout leaving salt water to ascend a stream.
    Sense id: en-salter-en-noun-7IPYSHiI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 48 39 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 42 4 5

Inflected forms

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