# salter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,746

## Definitions
1. One who makes, sells, or applies salt.
2. A trout leaving salt water to ascend a stream.

## Etymology
From salt + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sate)
- **salty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-salty)
- **Salts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-salts)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-saver)
- **salve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-salve)
- **Sauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sauer)
- **sister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sister)
- **silver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-silver)
- **seller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-seller)
- **salute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-salute)
- **sawyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sawyer)
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-slater)
- **skater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-skater)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sitter)
- **solder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-solder)
- **seater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-seater)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sutter)
- **saucer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-saucer)
- **setter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-setter)
- **sander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salter-vs-sander)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aslter`, `saletr`, `sallter`, `salterr`, `saltre`, `saltter`, `satler`, `ssalter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salter