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.
FORECASTER
forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer
(noun) someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
forecaster (plural forecasters)
A person who forecasts.
A software program or algorithm that forecasts.
Anagrams
• foster care, fostercare
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*cast"er, n.
Definition: One who forecast. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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