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DictionaryRoot: -tor
Latin

-tor

a person or thing that acts

Forms

  • -tor
  • -sor — An altered form in some Latin formations.

Origin

An inherited Latin ending for the performer of an action, with relatives in other Indo-European languages.

Note

Its English descendants name devices and forces as well as people.

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Focus on the person making an allegation, standing before a seated neutral mediator and gesturing toward another adult, everyday clothing, blank folders.
noun

accuser

uh-KYOO-zer/əˈkjuːzər/

A person who charges someone with wrongdoing or a crime.

Etymology
acLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis
+cusLatincause, reason, or legal case
+erLatina person or thing that acts

The legal-case root and person-ending identify someone who calls another to account. The noun especially denoted someone making a formal accusation before a magistrate, but also covers anyone who assigns blame.

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