pilot vs old salt

old salt vs pilot

pilot and old salt both are nouns.

pilot is a verb but old salt is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pilot	Yes	No	Yes	No
old salt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, old salt is a hypernym of pilot; that is, old salt is a word with a broader meaning than pilot:

pilot: a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
old salt: a man who serves as a sailor

Other hypernyms of pilot include gob, Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar.

pilot (noun)	old salt (noun)
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner	a man who serves as a sailor
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

pilot (verb)	old salt (verb)
operate an airplane
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

Difference between pilot and old salt

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