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.
NAVIGATOR
navigator
(noun) in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
navigator
(noun) the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft’s course
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
navigator (plural navigators)
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
A sea explorer.
A device that navigates an aircraft, automobile or missile.
(computing) A user interface that allows navigating through a structure of any kind.
(obsolete) A labourer on an engineering project such as a canal; a navvy.
Source: Wiktionary
Nav"i*ga`tor, n.
Definition: One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's Navigator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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