释义 |
salt·er I. \ˈsȯltə(r), chiefly Brit ˈsäl-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealtere, from sealt salt + -ere -er — more at salt 1. a. : one that manufactures or deals in salt b. Britain : drysalter 2. [salt (II) + -er] : one that salts something (as meat, fish, cheese, hides) to season or preserve it 3. : a vessel or trough in which meat is salted 4. : a brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) that has become catadromous II. comparative of salt |