scourer
(noun) someone who travels widely and energetically; “he was a scourer of the seven seas”
scourer
(noun) someone who cleanses by scouring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scourer (plural scourers)
A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
Agent noun of scour; a person who scours.
(obsolete) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
• Correus, correus, courser, sourcer
Source: Wiktionary
Scour"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, scours.
2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber. In those days of highwaymen and scourers. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 April 2025
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
