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.
LECTURER
lector, lecturer, reader
(noun) a public lecturer at certain universities
lecturer
(noun) someone who lectures professionally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lecturer (plural lecturers)
A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader.
(dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.
Source: Wiktionary
Lec"tur*er, n.
Definition: One who lectures; an assistant preacher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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