old salt

noun

informal

: someone who has sailed for many years

An old salt told me tales about life in the navy.

Examples of old salt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If only professional old salt Wyck (Stephen Root) would quit with the doomsday prophecies about the fog being a sign of the island waking from malevolent slumber. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Salt preserved it before refrigeration, and Brittany’s exemption from the gabelle, France’s old salt tax, kept Breton butter salted as much of the country went unsalted. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Bearded young artisans had bought an old salt factory that hadn’t been used since the Second World War. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Originally more than 22,965 feet long, the ancient walls wind over the hillsides, offering stunning views of the Dalmatian countryside and the 4,000-year-old salt pans below. — Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for old salt

• asphalt
• assault
• basalt
• cobalt
• default
• exalt
• gestalt
• alt
• fault
• gault
• halt
• malt