feldsher

/ ˈfɛldʃə /

noun

1. (in Russia) a medical doctor's assistant

Word History and Origins

Origin of feldsher¹

C19: Russian, from German Feldscher a field surgeon, from Feld field + Scherer surgeon, from scheren to shear

Example Sentences

Mr. Feldsher, a writer and former talent agent, said Mr. Weinstein was a “sex addict” whose appetite for women was “to put it mildly voracious.”

From New York Times

The one friend who did testify, Paul Feldsher, did not help the defense, two jurors said.

From New York Times

Even the defense witnesses meant to impugn Sciorra’s credibility seemed to bolster her case: A producer, Paul Feldsher, testified that Sciorra, with whom he claimed to have been close friends, had told him she “did a crazy thing with Harvey,” which he’d interpreted as consensual “fooling around.”

From Slate

Defense witness Paul Feldsher testified that he was also a friend of Sciorra’s at the time and that she described doing a “crazy” thing with the celebrity producer, which Feldsher took to mean a consensual hookup.

From Washington Post

Mr. Feldsher said Ms. Sciorra had characterized her encounter with Mr. Weinstein as a “crazy thing,” not an assault.

From New York Times