accostern.
/əˈkɒstə/, U.S. /əˈkɔstər/, /əˈkɑstər/ A person who accosts another.
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1783 European Mag. & London Rev. Feb. 88/2 ‘Why, who the devil are you?’—‘Even the devil, at your service,’ answered the accoster.
1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 529/2 The Rue Tire Chappe—a spot where those who objected..to have their clothes pulled off their backs by importunate accosters, need not present themselves.
1867 Temple Bar June 404 ‘Mr. Arthur Stanley, I believe, sir,’ said my accoster.
1958 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 254 581/2 At the direction of her accoster, Mrs. Sparks obtained the keys to the automobile.
2010 S. Vedantam Hidden Brain viii. 169 Spera heard him tell the accoster, ‘Get the hell out of here!’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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