accuser

noun

Definition of accusernext
1
as in harasser

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2
as in petitioner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
  1. petitioner
  2. troublemaker
  3. appellant
  4. defendant
  5. tormentor
  6. plaintiff
  7. complainant
  8. heckler
Noun
  • Chief Critics Environmental groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity and Eagle County, Colorado, have opposed the effort to limit the scope of environmental reviews in court, arguing the petitioners’ arguments go beyond the limits the law sets out about environmental reviews.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the second approach, the need to pray comes from the petitioner as an expression of constant angst if God is not present.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • Part Two In the sequel to The Christmas Chronicles, Russell and Hawn reprise their roles as Mr. and Mrs. Claus as the North Pole is threatened by a mysterious new troublemaker.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Boxers can be considered to be bullies; troublemakers always looking to get into fisticuffs like Mike Tyson.
    Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Definition of troublemaker
Noun
  • In April, Lee’s attorneys submitted an appellant’s brief along with 17 supporting briefs, including one from Gov. Josh Shapiro, arguing that Lee’s sentence is unconstitutional.
    Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Those media companies are now appellants in a proceeding before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of appellant
Noun
  • The last idea is drawn from what some states do when a defendant dies after conviction but before sentencing.
    Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Trump's suits often demand extraordinary figures from the defendants.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • As Kopek’s nameless tormentor, Jason Bateman is chilling.
    Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • From the fonts to the names of her tormentors, the clip has QT’s influence all over it.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • The plaintiff was William Belichick, and he was being represented by an attorney named Jeffrey Kessler, who by then had already litigated a number of successful antitrust lawsuits on behalf of the NFL Players Association and its members.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The remaining plaintiff is the Consumer Federation of America, an association of nonprofit consumer health and safety organizations with a combined membership of 50 million people.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of plaintiff
Noun
  • The complainant intervened to protect the children, at which time Young fled and ultimately encountered the girl (also in middle school) walking to the stop in the area of Church Street, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The new regulations require district staff members to explain the process to file Title IX complaints or promptly contact complainants to discuss supportive measures like counseling or schedule changes.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of complainant
Noun
  • It was filmed by the heckler and by those who witnessed Kelce snatch his phone and smash it onto the ground.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Radiohead singer Thom Yorke left the stage at his solo show in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday night (Oct. 30) after a heckler yelled at him about the war between Israel and Hamas.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of heckler
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