The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXPERIENCER
Etymology
Noun
experiencer (plural experiencers)
A person who experiences.
(linguistics) A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent.
The subjects of the intransitive verbs "fall" and "burn" are experiencers.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pe"ri*en*cer (-en-sr), n.
1. One who experiences.
2. An experimenter. [Obs.] Sir. K. Gigby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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