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