drysalter

American

[drahy-sawl-ter] / ˈdraɪˌsɔl tər /

noun

British.

a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.

drysalter British

/ ˈdraɪˌsɔːltə /

noun

obsolete a dealer in certain chemical products, such as dyestuffs and gums, and in dried, tinned, or salted foods and edible oils

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Etymology

Origin of drysalter

First recorded in 1700–10; dry + salter

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drysalter

Robert, 50, was a drysalter, oil and colour merchant.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023

The grocer, the pork-butcher, drysalter, stationer, tea-merchant, et caetera —they sit on me.

From Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2 by George Meredith

Indeed, he was a kind of a drysalter, or something of that nature, in London, had made a large fortune, and wished to turn country gentleman.

From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever

Daughter to a drysalter, niece to a cheesemonger!

From Tales and Novels — Volume 01 by Maria Edgeworth

He was the son of a drysalter, and early devoted himself to the study of chemistry in the only way at first at his disposal—viz., in an apothecary's shop.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman

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