- old salt
- nouna man who serves as a sailor• Syn:• Hyponyms:↑able seaman, ↑able-bodied seaman, ↑boatswain, ↑bos'n, ↑bo's'n, ↑bosun, ↑bo'sun, ↑deckhand, ↑roustabout, ↑helmsman, ↑steersman, ↑steerer, ↑lighterman, ↑bargeman, ↑bargee, ↑officer, ↑ship's officer, ↑pilot, ↑sea lawyer, ↑whaler
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noun: an experienced sailor : a seafaring mannothing pleases the old salts more than a yarn with the boys on the dock — Anthony Anable
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old salt nounAn experienced sailor• • •Main Entry: ↑old* * *
an old sailor with a lot of experienceThesaurus: sailors and people who work on boats and shipshyponym* * *
old salt,an old and experienced sailor.* * *
noun, pl ⋯ salts [count]informal : someone who has sailed for many yearsAn old salt told me tales about life in the navy.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.