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.
LITTERATEUR
essayist, litterateur
(noun) a writer of literary works
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
litterateur
A person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer.
Source: Wiktionary
Lit`te`ra`teur", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: One who occupies himself with literature; a literary man; a literatus. " Befriended by one kind-hearted littérateur after another." C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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