accusor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *kaussā Old Latin caussa Latin causa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin accūsārelbor. Old French acuserbor. Middle English acusen English accuse Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English accusor From accuse + -or.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of accuser.
alt of accuser
Even Queensberry, Wilde's accusor, may not have fully believed in Wilde's homosexuality. "To Oscar Wilde, posing as a Somdomite (sic)" was the way he put it.
1979 April 28, Gerry McNamara, “Life for Art's Sake”, in Gay Community News, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accusors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |