English → Latin
“accuser” in Latin
accūsōto blame, reproach, make a complaint against, find fault with; to indict, accuse, arraign, chargecrīminorto accuse, denounce, charge; to allege, slander, defame; to reprimand, reproachcalumniorto depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate, blame unjustly, blackmail; to contrive tricks, intrigue; to accuse faāctordoer, agent; actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie); prosecutor, plaintiff, advocate, orator
The English word accuser itself goes back to Latin causa, through accūsātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
accuser
accusator: criminator, calumniator. (See verbs under ACCUSE). Actor (the manager of a judicial impeachment).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for accuser?
- The usual Latin words for “accuser” are accūsō, crīminor, calumnior; also āctor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.