Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
FREEBOOTER
plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
(noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
freebooter (plural freebooters)
An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.
One who rehosts online media without authorization; one who freeboots.
Synonyms
• pirate, see also pirate
• mercenary, see also mercenary
• conquistador, filibuster
Coordinate terms
• privateer
Source: Wiktionary
Free"boot`er, n. Etym: [D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See Free, and Booty, and cf. Filibuster.]
Definition: One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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