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.
DRIFTER
vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond, clochard
(noun) a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drifter (plural drifters)
(sometimes, pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
(nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
(automotive) A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
(angling) One who takes part in drift fishing.
(angling) A boat used for drift fishing.
A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine the environmental conditions.
(mining, historical) A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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