The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PRELECTOR
Etymology
Noun
prelector (plural prelectors)
A reader of lectures or discourses; a lecturer.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*lec"tor, n. Etym: [L. praelector.]
Definition: A reader of lectures or discourses; a lecturer. Sheldon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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