accuser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.

Pronunciation

/əˈkju.zɚ/ /əˈkjuː.zə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accuser.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-accuser.wav

Word forms

accuser accusers accusor accusour

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin accūsātorbor. Old French accusourbor. Middle English acuser English accuser Inherited from Middle English acuser, accusour, borrowed from Old French accusour, from Latin accūsātor, from accūsāre. Equivalent to accuse + -er. Doublet of accusator.

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