How to pronounce drysalter
American English pronunciation
DRY-sawl-ter
- IPA
- /ˈdɹaɪˌsɔltɚ/
- Syllables
- DRY · sawl · ter (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What drysalter means
A merchant who sold dyes, oils, salts and pickles
In a sentence: The painter bought a jar of blue dye from the drysalter on the corner.
Where it comes from: It comes from salter, an old word for a person who made or sold salt, with dry in front.
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