In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PECULATOR
embezzler, defalcator, peculator
(noun) someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
peculator (plural peculators)
A person who peculates; an embezzler
Anagrams
• copulater, outparcel, outplacer, parcel out
Source: Wiktionary
Pec"u*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One who peculates. "Peculators of the public gold." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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