# accuser

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈkju.zɚ/ · frequency rank #29,153

## Definitions
1. One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English acuser, accusour, borrowed from Old French accusour, from Latin accūsātor, from accūsāre. Equivalent to accuse + -er. Doublet of accusator.

## Easily confused with
- **accuses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accuser-vs-accuses)
- **accuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accuse-vs-accuser)
- **abuser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abuser-vs-accuser)
- **accused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accused-vs-accuser)
- **accursed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accursed-vs-accuser)

## Common misspellings (8)
`accsuer`, `accuesr`, `accuserr`, `accusre`, `accusser`, `acucser`, `acuser`, `cacuser`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/accuser