Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CHEATER
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cheater (plural cheaters)
One who cheats.
An improvised breaker bar made from a length of pipe and a wrench (spanner), usually used to free screws, bolts, etc. that are difficult to remove with a ratchet or wrench alone.
Synonyms
• (one who cheats): cheat
Etymology 2
Noun
cheater (plural cheaters)
(obsolete) An escheater.
Anagrams
• hectare, recheat, reteach, teacher
Source: Wiktionary
Cheat"er, n.
1. One who cheats.
2. An escheator. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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