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Noun: old salt  ówld solt
  1. A person who serves as a sailor
    "The old salt regaled us with tales of his adventures at sea";
    - mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack [informal], seafarer, gob [US, informal], sea dog

Derived forms: old salts

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sailor, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Old salt