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.
SETTLER
settler, colonist
(noun) a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
settler
(noun) a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
settler
(noun) a negotiator who settles disputes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
settler (plural settlers)
Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
(colloquial) That which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
(British) The person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
Anagrams
• Stelter, Stetler, letters, lettres, sterlet, tetrels, trestle
Source: Wiktionary
Set"tler, n.
1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.
2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of New England.
3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]
4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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