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.
RESTAURATEUR
restaurateur, restauranter
(noun) the proprietor of a restaurant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
restaurateur (plural restaurateurs)
The owner of a restaurant.
Usage notes
This is also spelled restauranteur (with an n), but this is considered erroneous by some, and the form restaurateur (without the n) is preferred in formal writing, and especially in the United Kingdom.
The form restaurateur (without the n) is the earlier form, borrowed from French, while the form restauranteur (with an n) = restaurant + -eur (“(agent) one who”) is a later formation, from Anglicized forms, and thus seen by some as an etymological error.
However, restauranteur is widely used, and can be found in formal British writing.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`stau`ra`teur" (r`st`r`tr"), n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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