Definition of old salt Old salt
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What does old salt mean?
WordNet
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| old salt - a man who serves as a sailor | ||
| mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, seafarer, gob, sea dog | ||
| crewman, sailor a member of a work crew | ||
| able-bodied seaman, able seaman a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills | ||
| bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen | ||
| deckhand, roustabout a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor | ||
| helmsman, steersman, steerer the person who steers a ship | ||
| bargee, bargeman, lighterman someone who operates a barge | ||
| ship's officer, officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" | ||
| pilot someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight | ||
| sea lawyer an argumentative and contentious seaman | ||
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Wiktionary 
- old salt (Noun)
A seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.
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old salt
A weather-beaten sailor. One of the old seamen who not only have known but have felt what war was.
