salter

• Substance minérale courante utilisée pour assaisonner et conserver les aliments. Se dit aussi de ce qui contient du sel ou en a le goût.

A common mineral substance used to season and preserve food.

1. Containing or tasting of saltA2informal

   Having the flavor of salt; salty.

   salé

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

   Synonymesbrackishbrinysalinesaltedsalty

   Antonymesbitterblandfreshsoursugaredsugarlesssweetsweetenedunsalted

• Nom désignant une personne qui sale la viande, le poisson ou d'autres aliments pour les conserver, ou qui produit ou commercialise du sel.

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

1. Food preserverC1formal

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

   saaleur

   • 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.

2. Salt producer or dealerC1formal

   A person who makes or sells salt.

   Saunier

   • 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.