accoucheur
Americannoun
plural
accoucheursnoun
Etymology
Origin of accoucheur
From French, dating back to 1750–60; see origin at accouchement, -eur
Example Sentences
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Last week the Egyptian Government reacted by sending a sharp note to Angora, demanded an apology from Turkish Foreign Minister Dr. Tewfik Rushdi who used to be an accoucheur.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once an accoucheur, the patient, fumbling Tewfik wears high-powered spectacles with the thickest lenses in all Turkey.
From Time Magazine Archive
A sub-inventor of this sort often views the result of his labour with all the pride of a mother, when he is only entitled to the praise due to an accoucheur.
From Maxims and Hints on Angling, Chess, Shooting, and Other Matters also, Miseries of Fishing by Penn, Richard
One farmer was also the wagoner of the district, as well as storekeeper, magistrate, veterinarian, and accoucheur.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace
He believes, that it was infectious, and that the contagion was always carried by the accoucheur or the nurse from one lying-in woman to another.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
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