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old salt ThesaurusNoun | 1. | old salt - a man who serves as a sailor Jack-tar, mariner, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tarable seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skillsboatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamendeckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual laborhelmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a shipbargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a bargeship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harborcrewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crewsea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seamanwhaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales | Translationsold salt
old saltA sailor, especially a man, who is older and/or has had a lot of experience on the seas. The bar was packed with old salts who'd traveled all across the world, sharing stories of their adventures.See also: old, saltold salt
Synonyms for old saltnoun a man who serves as a sailorSynonyms- Jack-tar
- mariner
- sea dog
- seafarer
- seaman
- gob
- Jack
- tar
Related Words- able seaman
- able-bodied seaman
- boatswain
- bo's'n
- bos'n
- bosun
- bo'sun
- deckhand
- roustabout
- helmsman
- steerer
- steersman
- bargee
- bargeman
- lighterman
- ship's officer
- officer
- pilot
- crewman
- sailor
- sea lawyer
- whaler
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