Plural of accuser; people who claim that someone has done something wrong or broken the law.
From Old French accuseur, from Latin accusator, from accusare (to call to account, charge with). The -er suffix makes it an agent noun (one who accuses).
The word 'accuse' comes from Latin meaning 'to call to account'—literally to summon someone to justify themselves, which is why accusers were so important in ancient courtrooms where formal accusations were serious business.
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