Definition
A female accuser; a woman who makes an accusation against someone.
Etymology
From Latin accusatrix, feminine form of accusator (accuser), derived from accusare (to accuse). The -trix suffix indicates a female agent noun, similar to how 'actor' becomes 'actress.'
Kelly Says
Latin had special feminine endings for professions and roles, which is why we still say 'actress' instead of just 'actor'—accusatrix shows how this gendering system worked across many agent nouns in legal and formal contexts.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
beskuldigster
AMአማርኛ
控告者
kon-go-ga-tseh
ARالعربية
مُتهمة
mu-ta-ha-mah
BNবাংলা
অভিযোগী
obhi-yog-ee
CACatalà
acusadora
ah-koo-sah-doh-rah
CSČeština
obviněnice
oh-vye-ne-ni-tse
DADansk
anklager
an-klag-er
DEDeutsch
Anklägerin
an-khlä-ge-rin
ELΕλληνικά
κατηγορήτρια
ka-te-go-ri-tree-ah
ESEspañol
acusadora
ah-koo-sah-doh-rah
FISuomi
syyttelijä
syyt-te-li-jä
FRFrançais
accusatrice
ah-koo-sa-tress
GUGU
આક્ષેપકારક
aa-ksep-ka-rak
HEעברית
מבקשת
me-va-keesh-t
HIहिन्दी
आरोपकर्ता
a-ro-p-kar-ta
HUMagyar
vádlott
vad-lott
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengadu
peng-ah-doo
IGIG
onye aka akwụ
oh-nye a-ka ak-wu
ITItaliano
accusatrice
ah-koo-sa-tress
KMKM
អ្នកសរសេរ
ahn-k sa-roh-seh
MSBahasa Melayu
pengadu
peng-ah-doo
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော်
ta-p-ma-taw
NLNederlands
aanklageres
an-kla-ge-res
NONorsk
anklager
an-klag-er
PLPolski
oskarżycielka
oh-skar-zhi-el-ka
PTPortuguês
acusadora
ah-koo-sah-doh-rah
RORomână
încărcător de acuzații
in-kăr-țo-r de ah-koo-zah-ții
RUРусский
обвинительница
obvi-ni-tel-ni-tsa
SLSlovenščina
obtoževalka
SVSvenska
anklagare
an-klag-ah-reh
SWKiswahili
mwanasheria
mwa-na-she-ree-ah
TEతెలుగు
సాక్షి
sa-ak-shi
THไทย
ผู้กล่าวหา
poo-khlua-ha
TLTL
mang-aakusa
mang-ah-koo-sa
TRTürkçe
suçlayıcı
soo-chlay-ee-chee
UKУкраїнська
обвинувачка
ob-vi-nu-vatch-ka
URاردو
مُتَّهِمَة
mu-t-ta-hi-mah
VITiếng Việt
người tố cáo
ngoo-ee to-coh
YOYO
ọ̀kaǹ tí ó ṣe ìṣẹ̀
oh-kan ti oh se ee-she
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee