In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
RESPECTER
respecter
(noun) a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; “X is no respecter of Y”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
respecter (plural respecters)
One who regards or judges with partiality; one who respects.
A person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y".
Source: Wiktionary
Re*spect"er (-r), n.
Definition: One who respects. A respecter of persons, one who regards or judges with partiality. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. Acts x. 34.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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