Saltshaker
(noun)
A container with small holes in the top for shaking salt onto food.
Origin:
Derived from 'salt' + 'shaker'.
Examples:
- The saltshaker was passed around the table for everyone to season their food.
- I always have a saltshaker handy in the kitchen.
- The saltshaker was filled with coarse sea salt.
- The saltshaker was shaped like a mushroom, with a wide base and a narrow top.
- She shook some salt onto her food from the saltshaker, before taking a bite.