Briners

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals or devices engaged in the process of preserving food by soaking it in a saltwater solution ; persons who prepare or handle items through immersion in brine ; those involved in curing or pickling food products using salty liquid for storage
2. People or tools that place food into a saline mixture for preservation ; individuals responsible for treating substances by soaking them in a salt-based liquid ; those who facilitate the pickling or curing procedure by applying brine
3. Entities who soak materials in a saltwater cure to prevent spoilage ; persons who use a brine solution to preserve or flavor foods ; actors involved in the preparation of products by immersing them in salty liquid for curing purposes

Etymology: "Briners" is simply the plural of "briner," a person who cures food by preserving it in brine, a salt-and-water solution. The noun is formed from "brine" with the agentive suffix "-er," the same ending that turns "bake" into "baker" or "sing" into "singer." Brine itself is an older English word, and the suffix attached to it in the usual way, so the formation is entirely transparent: the term names someone whose work is brining.

Synonyms: picklers, salt preservers, curers, salters