name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
salter
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Sound
Pronunciation
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homophone: psalter
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rhymes with -ɒltə(ɹ)
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rhymes with -ɔːltə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S AO1 L T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who makes, sells, or applies salt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A trout leaving salt water to ascend a stream.
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noun
Meaning 4
someone who makes or deals in salt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: salt merchant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser
noun
Meaning 5
someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: preserver
History
Etymology
* As an English surname, from the noun salter. Sometimes confused with Souter; also compare Saltman. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English sautreour (“player of psaltery”). Compare Rutter. * As a German surname, northern variant of Salzer. * As a French surname, Americanized from Salois.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel- Proto-Indo-European *-yétor Proto-Indo-European *sl̥yétor Proto-Italic *saljō?? Latin saliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin saltusbor. English salt English -er English salter From salt + -er.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: suolaaja — one who deals with salt
- Finnish: suolakauppias — one who deals with salt
- French: saunier — one who deals with salt
- French: saunière — one who deals with salt
- Irish: mianadóir salainn — one who deals with salt
- Irish: saillteoir (curer) — one who deals with salt
- Irish: ceannaí salainn — one who deals with salt
- Old English: sealtere — one who deals with salt
- Old Ruthenian: соленикъ (sowenik) — one who deals with salt
- Old Ruthenian: сольникъ (sowʹnik) — one who deals with salt
- Old Ruthenian: соляникъ (sowjanik) — one who deals with salt
- Romanian: sărar — one who deals with salt