The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PURLOINER
Etymology
Noun
purloiner (plural purloiners)
One who purloins.
Source: Wiktionary
Pur*loin"er, n.
Definition: One who purloins. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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