accuseress

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noun

A female accuser.

Similar
accusatrix
OriginEnglish accuser ← Middle English acuser ← Old French accusour →
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Meanings

nounaccuseress (plural accuseresses)

plural accuseresses

  1. rareA female accuser.

    Synonyms: accusatrix

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female accuser.

Similar
accusatrix
Also see
accusatrix

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  6. Old Latincaussa
  7. Latincausa
  8. Latinaccūsō
  9. Latinaccūsātor
  10. Old Frenchaccusour
  11. Middle Englishacuser
  12. Englishaccuser
  13. Englishaccuseress

From accuser + -ess.

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APA

accuseress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accuseress

MLA

“accuseress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accuseress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accuseress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accuseress.

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