old salt

noun

informal

: someone who has sailed for many years

An old salt told me tales about life in the navy.

Examples of old salt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Max Oliver is an old salt, but compared to his 103-year-old crewmate, Max is but a child - her child. —

Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 July 2023

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