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.
PROPAGATOR
propagator, disseminator
(noun) someone who spreads the news
propagator
(noun) someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
propagator (plural propagators)
A person who disseminates news or rumour
A person who propagates plants
A covered, sometimes heated container for germinating seeds or raising seedlings
(physics) A function that represents the quantum propagation of a subatomic particle
Source: Wiktionary
Prop"a*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. propagateur.]
Definition: One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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