accusator

English

Alternative forms

• accusatour (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From literary French accusateur, from Latin accūsātōrem, accusative singular of accūsātor (“accuser”).

Noun

accusator (plural accusators)

1. (archaic) A male accuser;

Related terms

• accusatorial → accusatorially
• accusatory
• accusatrix

References

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Latin

Etymology

From accūsō (“blame, accuse”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ak.kuːˈsaː.tor/

Noun

accūsātor (genitive accūsātōris); m, third declension

1. accuser, plaintiff
2. denouncer, informer

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	accūsātor	accūsātōrēs
genitive	accūsātōris	accūsātōrum
dative	accūsātōrī	accūsātōribus
accusative	accūsātōrem	accūsātōrēs
ablative	accūsātōre	accūsātōribus
vocative	accūsātor	accūsātōrēs

Derived terms

• accūsātōrius
• accūsātrīx

Related terms

accūsābilis accūsātiō accūsātīvus

accūsātōriē accūsitō accūsō

Descendants

English: accusator, accuser French: accusateur Italian: accusatore

Portuguese: acusador Spanish: acusador