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Vinony

salter

noun

  1. a salt shaker; a tool that, when shaken, lightly flakes table salt onto food
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Wiktionary

name

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.

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sel-der. 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.

  1. One who makes, sells, or applies salt.
  2. A trout leaving salt water to ascend a stream.