accuser C2+ Topic:People & Society US /əˈkjuːzər/ UK /əˈkjuːzə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who charges another with a fault or crime She turned to face her accuser across the crowded court. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who charges... plaintiffprosecutorcomplainantindicterinformer ↔ Opposites defenderadvocateaccused Word family Related forms accuseaccusationaccusalaccusative Etymology AI details From accuse + -er, from Latin accūsāre ('to call to account, blame'), from ad- ('to') + causa ('cause, lawsuit'). accūsāre Latin causa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # accuser **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈkjuːzər/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈkjuːzə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who charges another with a fault or crime ## Examples - She turned to face her accuser across the crowded court. ## Synonyms - plaintiff - prosecutor - complainant - indicter - informer ## Antonyms - defender - advocate - accused ## Related Forms - accuse - accusation - accusal - accusative ## Roots and Affixes - Root: accūsāre - Root: causa ## Etymology From accuse + -er, from Latin accūsāre ('to call to account, blame'), from ad- ('to') + causa ('cause, lawsuit'). ## AI Etymology Accuser is from accuse + -er, from Latin accūsāre ('to call to account, blame'), from ad- ('to') + causa ('cause, lawsuit'). Important recorded forms include accūsāre (Latin) and causa (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person who charges another with a fault or crime. The wider family includes related words such as accuse, accusation, accusal, and accusative. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown