accuser
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or faultOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
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» He turned angrily on his accusers.
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1 sensesOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
Ankläger, Ankläger
обвини́тельobvinítelʹ, обвини́тельницаobvinítelʹnica
обвинува́чobvynuváč, обвинува́чкаobvynuváčka
- someone who imputes guilt or blame
Examples
3 sentencesHe turned angrily on his accusers.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
deEin schlechtes Gewissen bedarf des Anklägers nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Information sometimes varies dramatically according to format: my news feed truncated the last word of the headline "Ex-boyfriend backs Cain accuser".
deInformationen können sich durch ihre Formulierung manchmal drastisch verändern; mein Feedreader schnitt das letzte Wort dieser Schlagzeile ab: "Ex-Freund unterstützt Cain-Ankläger." — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English acuser, accusour, borrowed from Old French accusour, from LaInherited 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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Forms
plural: accusersAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsSee also
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