accuser
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accuser
- /əˈkju.zɚ/ US
- /əˈkjuː.zə/ UK
Rhymes with -uːzə(ɹ)
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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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
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.
noun accusers · accusor · accusour
- One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
