accuser

== English == === Alternative forms === accusor accusour (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English acuser, accusour, borrowed from Old French accusour, from Latin accūsātor, from accūsāre. Equivalent to accuse +‎ -er. Doublet of accusator. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈkju.zɚ/ (UK) IPA(key): /əˈkjuː.zə/ Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ) === Noun === accuser (plural accusers) One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault. Antonym: accused ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “accuser”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === accrues, accurse == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French accuser, from Old French acuser, accuser, borrowed from Latin accūsāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ky.ze/ Homophones: accusai, accusé, accusée, accusées, accusés, accusez === Verb === accuser (transitive) to accuse (transitive) to find fault with (intransitive, formal) to show; to reveal (when used with ~ réception) to acknowledge receipt of something ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: akize === Further reading === “accuser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === accūser first-person singular present passive subjunctive of accūsō == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French acuser, accuser, borrowed from Latin accuso, accusare. === Verb === accuser to accuse ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: accuser