Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PREDATOR
predator, predatory animal
(noun) any animal that lives by preying on other animals
marauder, predator, vulture, piranha
(noun) someone who attacks in search of booty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
predator (plural predators)
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
A sexual predator.
Anagrams
• parroted, prorated, protrade, rope dart, teardrop
Source: Wiktionary
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