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allopath

[ al-uh-path ]

noun

  1. a person who practices or favors allopathy.


allopath

/ əˈlɒpəθɪst; ˈæləˌpæθ /

noun

  1. a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allopath1

1820–30; < German, back formation from Allopathie allopathy
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Example Sentences

She had tried several physicians, among them an allopath, who gave hypodermic injections of morphia, without relief.

To the allopath this is a "curious effect" merely, and serves to condemn the drug.

He had been at first treated by an allopath, then, afterwards, by a homœopath.

“We are not supposed to like medicine,” declared Aunty Rose, being a confirmed allopath.

In his last illness he was reported to have had three different kinds of physicians—allopath, hydropath, homoeopath; and had he chosen the spiritual ministration of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi, and Mr. Spurgeon, no one would have been surprised at his sardonic prudence.

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