In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
GOUGER
swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifter
(noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
gouger
(noun) an attacker who gouges out the antagonist’s eye
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gouger (plural gougers)
Someone who gouges.
Source: Wiktionary
Gou"ger, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Plum Gouger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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