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.
RIOTER
rioter
(noun) troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rioter (plural rioters)
One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.
Anagrams
• Terrio
Source: Wiktionary
Ri"ot*er, n.
1. One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. Chaucer.
2. (Law)
Definition: One who engages in a riot. See Riot, n., 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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