The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
WEARER
wearer
(noun) a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; “the wearer of the crown”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wearer (plural wearers)
One who wears.
Anagrams
• ree-raw, rewear
Source: Wiktionary
Wear"er, n.
1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc. Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers, tossed, And fluttered into rags. Milton.
2. That which wastes or diminishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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