Accuser

//əˈkju.zɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
  2. 2
    someone who imputes guilt or blame wordnet

Synonyms

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claimantcomplainantfinkgrassinformantinformer

Example

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"A guilty conscience needs no accuser."

Etymology

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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accuser of the saints

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