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 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 His accuser supported Thursday's decision, which puts an end to one piece of a landmark #MeToo-era prosecution. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 While the case was dropped after the accuser declined to testify, the evidence against Bryant was substantial. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Winward stated that his decision to dismiss the case came after prosecutors filed the motion to give the accuser more time to prepare to testify in court. — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 18 June 2026 He was prohibited from speaking to his accuser directly. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026 The anonymous male accuser filed his lawsuit against Combs this week in California. — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 He was released from custody on March 31 after posting a $600,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with his accuser, who is now 14, or any unsupervised contact with any minors under the age of 18 — including his four young children and two youngest siblings. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 28 May 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
  • The petitioners and protesters are calling on the YMCA to pause the sale, explore alternatives that keep the branch open and hold public forums before making a final decision.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Under the Independence City Charter, petitioners had a grace period of 10 days to submit additional signatures and clear any other errors.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • Waymo then stopped the car and alerted the San Mateo Police, who showed up and detained the troublemakers, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • This year’s milestone edition furthers that legacy by pairing foundational film voices with the next generation of artistic troublemakers.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 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
  • There’s Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton), Carrie’s chief tormentor at public school — the one who famously pours pig’s blood on the girl at prom.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 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
  • The ruling suggests that, should the case go to trial, Brady would be a potential witness given his familiarity with and role in the business dealings by the plaintiff and defendant.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
  • Lawyers representing YouTube filed a notice of appeal Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, less than a week after Meta, which was also a defendant in the case, filed its own notice of appeal.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 15 July 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
  • The plaintiffs dispute that claim, arguing that the constitutional basis for Rodríguez’s mandate has expired and that sovereign immunity should not shield her from liability.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The lawsuit described plaintiffs who were selected for termination while on maternity or paternity leave, and others who were on medical leave for disabilities.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
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