The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXTIRPATOR
Etymology
Noun
extirpator (plural extirpators)
someone or something that extirpates
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"tir*pa`tor, n. Etym: [L. extirpator, exstirpator: cf. F. extirpateur.]
Definition: One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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