drysalter

American  

[drahy-sawl-ter] / ˈdraɪˌsɔl tər /

noun

British.

1. a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.

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drysalter British  

/ ˈdraɪˌsɔːltə /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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drysalter

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

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023

This is Bill Fagan's, a well-known drysalter; you'll have to wait for me in the front parlour for a moment while I negotiate with Billy.'

From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James

Brother Gimblet, an elderly man with a crabbed face, a large dog's-eared shirt-collar, and a spotted blue neckerchief reaching up behind to the crown of his head, was also a drysalter and an expounder.

From George Silverman's Explanation by Dickens, Charles

He is a baillie, an elder and a drysalter.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 by Various

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

From Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2 by Meredith, George