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.
DECLARER
asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower
(noun) someone who claims to speak the truth; “a bold asserter”; “a declarer of his intentions”; “affirmers of traditional doctrine”; “an asseverator of strong convictions”; “an avower of his own great intelligence”
contractor, declarer
(noun) the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
declarer (plural declarers)
(bridge) The person who wins the bidding and so declares what suit will be trump.
One who declares.
(computer science) A statement that declares the properties of a variable or contributes to doing so.
Source: Wiktionary
De*clar"er, n.
Definition: One who makes known or proclaims; that which exhibits. Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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