In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CUNCTATOR
procrastinator, postponer, cunctator
(noun) someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cunctator (plural cunctators)
One who delays or lingers.
Source: Wiktionary
Cunc*ta"tor (knk-t"tr), n. Etym: [L., lit., a delayer; -- applied as a surname to Q. Fabius Maximus.]
Definition: One who delays or lingers. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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