1. a person who makes or sells salt
2. a person who salts fish or meat for preservation

Examples

• The salter worked long hours extracting salt from seawater.
• Local salters supplied the fishing industry with preserved cod.
• The medieval salter was an important figure in coastal towns.
• She learned the trade from her father, who was a skilled salter.
• The salter’s shop displayed barrels of different types of salt.
• Traditional salters used wooden vats to cure the fish.