accuser

[ uh-kyoo-zer ]

/ əˈkyu zər /

a person who accuses, especially in a court of law: a trial in which the accuser and accused may freely speak.

Origin of accuser

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at accuse, -er¹

self-ac·cus·er, noun

His accuser was smeared and demeaned, and a star football player was allowed to keep on playing.

Jameis Winston Cleared of Rape Like Every Other College Sports Star |Robert Silverman |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An Army National Guard colonel charged with knowingly exposing a woman to HIV faced his accuser in a military courtroom on Monday.

Commando Colonel Accused of Exposing his Lover to HIV |Jacob Siegel |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The police made the accuser write an apology to Kromah, but he says it is not enough.

This Man Lost 35 Relatives to Ebola and His Community Wants Him Gone |Wade C.L. Williams |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Later on, the release refers to the accuser as the “sexual aggressor” with “not one, but two young men early last Sunday morning.”

Gator Quarterback’s Lawyer: Blame This Victim |Kelsey Meany |October 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The accuser and his mother went to the police in December 2013.

This 'Holy Guy'—and Grandfather of 100—Is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Student |Batya Ungar-Sargon |September 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The right honourable Baronet who comes forward as the accuser on this occasion is really accusing himself.

The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4) |Thomas Babington Macaulay
He had in vain offered to fight his accuser, Sir Richard Southwell, in his shirt.

Old and New London |Walter Thornbury
The old covenant was an accuser, and a judge, but offered no pardon to the guilty.

Christmas Evans |Paxton Hood
He who plunged into the sacred river shall take the house of his accuser.

Archology and the Bible |George A. Barton
Cecil looked both of them full in the eyes—both his accuser and his friend.

Under Two Flags |Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]