accuser

noun

Definition of accusernext
1
as in harasser

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2
as in petitioner

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Recent Examples of accuser This disclosure prompted church leadership to meet with the accuser and her mother, which ultimately resulted in a report to the child abuse hotline that same month. — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026 The film initially touched on the 1993 allegations against the singer, but a binding legal clause in the $20 million settlement with one accuser forced producers to scrap the third act, rewrite the script, reshoot, and end the first film in 1987. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Another accuser, Lonna Drewes, said at a news conference that she was drugged and raped by the one-time politician in 2018 in Beverly Hills. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Miller has denied the abuse allegations and filed defamation lawsuits against his ex-wife and a second accuser. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 Documents that had been kept under wraps for months were released after Benton and his accuser were both given a chance to review them, suggest redactions to protect privacy, and provide a response to be published with the report. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The vote to remove Khan comes days after his accuser went public in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 The family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the most outspoken Epstein accuser before her 2025 death, also attended. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Trump has strongly denied the allegations, which have not been corroborated, and the release of the potential notes comes after other documents related to that accuser were also previously not made public. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
  1. harasser
  2. petitioner
  3. troublemaker
  4. appellant
  5. tormentor
  6. defendant
  7. torturer
  8. plaintiff
Noun
  • There is just no defending that behavior, and the harasser/scumbag should walk the plank, so to speak.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Still, the star did not name her harassers.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Definition of harasser
Noun
  • Peter Bazos, an attorney representing SC Landman, said that the petitioner is not asking for uses beyond those already permitted or allowed as special uses in the property’s current zoning.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • If the presiding judge doesn’t grant the motion, then the petitioner would likely be granted an evidentiary hearing, where evidence and witnesses would be presented.
    — Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • In fact, in the early days of Trumpism’s rise the South Carolina Senator attempted to block it from taking hold of a party that, just eight years earlier, had once been helmed by Graham’s best friend and fellow Senate troublemaker John McCain.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026
  • In the movie, Broderick played Ferris, a teenage troublemaker who breaks the rules — and the fourth wall.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of troublemaker
Noun
  • If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of appellant
Noun
  • So her lighthearted moment with her former tormentor was noteworthy, and not lost on Negan.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
  • Lionel Messi is an all-timer (not to mention a frequent Atlanta United tormentor) and, at 39 years old, this may be his last World Cup.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty — or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty - or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • Red is immediately abducted, cut open in an ambulance, and injected with pain-magnifying drugs by his torturers, while Liz accidentally murders the mysterious man surveilling her next door.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
    — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of torturer
Noun
  • In an April 2025 complaint, the plaintiffs alleged O'Reilly violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending multiple unsolicited text messages to numbers on the registry.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Dana McSherry and Paul Hughes of McDermott Will & Emery are counsel for the plaintiffs.
    — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of plaintiff

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