salter

A common mineral substance used to season and preserve food.

• 🇩🇪Ein verbreitetes Mineral, das zum Würzen und Konservieren von Lebensmitteln verwendet wird. Bezieht sich auch auf den Geschmack oder die Eigenschaft, salzig zu sein.

1. Containing or tasting of salt A2 informal

   Having the flavor of salt; salty.

   • The soup is too salt for my taste.
   • These pretzels are very salt.
   • She prefers salt snacks over sweet ones.

   🇩🇪salzig

   Synonyme: brackishbrinysalinesaltedsalty

   Antonyme: bitterblandfreshsoursugaredsugarlesssweetsweetenedunsalted

• salter comparative form
• saltest superlative form

A noun referring to a person who uses salt to preserve meat, fish, or other foods, or someone who makes or deals in salt.

• 🇩🇪Person, die Salz zum Konservieren von Fleisch, Fisch oder anderen Lebensmitteln verwendet, oder jemand, der Salz herstellt oder damit handelt.

1. Food preserver C1 formal

   A person who uses salt to preserve meat, fish, or other foods.

   • The salter carefully rubbed salt into the fish to cure it.
   • In medieval times, a salter was essential for preserving food through winter.
   • The salter's job was to ensure the meat did not spoil.

   🇩🇪Salzer

2. Salt producer or dealer C1 formal

   A person who makes or sells salt.

   • The salter sold high-quality sea salt at the market.
   • He worked as a salter in the salt mines of the region.
   • The guild of salters controlled the trade of salt in the city.

   🇩🇪Salzsieder oder Salzhändler

• salters plural form
• salters' possessive plural form
• salter's possessive singular form