# accoucheur

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæ.kuˈʃɝ/

## Definitions
1. A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

## Etymology
Attested since 1727. Borrowed from French accoucheur, from accoucher (“to go to childbed, be delivered”), from Old French culcher (“to lie”), from Latin collocō (“I place, put, set in order, assign”), from con- + locō (“I put, place, set”). See accouchement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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