Able-bodied seaman and Old salt

Able-bodied seaman noun - A seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills.

Old salt and able-bodied seaman are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old salt" instead a noun phrase "Able-bodied seaman".

Old salt noun - A man who serves as a sailor.

Able-bodied seaman and old salt are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Able-bodied seaman" with "Old salt", this phrases are similar.