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.
DEVISER
planner, contriver, deviser
(noun) a person who makes plans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deviser (plural devisers)
A person who devises something; a planner or inventor.
Anagrams
• derives, dervise, diverse, drivees, revised, sivered
Source: Wiktionary
De*vis"er, n.
Definition: One who devises.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHOKER
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