accoucheur

American  

[ak-oo-shur, a-koo-shœr] / ˌæk uˈʃɜr, a kuˈʃœr /

noun

plural

accoucheurs

1. a person who assists during childbirth, especially an obstetrician.

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accoucheur British  

/ akuʃœr /

noun

1. a male obstetrician or midwife

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Etymology

Origin of accoucheur

From French, dating back to 1750–60; see origin at accouchement, -eur

Example Sentences

Accoucheur, ak-kōō-shėr′, n. a man who assists women in child-birth: a medical practitioner with this speciality:—fem.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

"What!" said he, "Mr. Accoucheur, must you be setting up for Mr. Sponsor too?—but let's hear it."

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)

He held this post until his death, under the title of Physician Accoucheur to the Queen for Scotland.

From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing