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drysalter

dry·salt·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drahy-sawl-ter]
    • /ˈdraɪˌsɔl tər/
    • /ˈdraɪˈsɔːltə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drahy-sawl-ter]
    • /ˈdraɪˌsɔl tər/

Definitions of drysalter word

  • noun drysalter a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes. 1
  • noun drysalter a dealer in certain chemical products, such as dyestuffs and gums, and in dried, tinned, or salted foods and edible oils 0
  • noun drysalter a dealer in chemical products, dyes, etc. or, formerly, in dried or salted foods 0
  • noun drysalter A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in preservation. 0

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Origin of drysalter

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; dry + salter

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Parts of speech for Drysalter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

drysalter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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