allopath

American  

[al-uh-path] / ˈæl əˌpæθ /

Also allopathist

noun

1. a person who practices or favors allopathy.

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allopath British  

/ əˈlɒpəθɪst, ˈæləˌpæθ /

noun

1. a person who practises or is skilled in allopathy

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Etymology

Origin of allopath

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

Example Sentences

An allopath uses remedies which create within the patient a condition that squarely conflicts with the further progress of the disease.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)

In modern times doctors have disagreed with each other often enough to warrant laymen in questioning the infallibility of any individual healer or any sect, whether homeopath, allopath, eclectic, osteopath, or scientist.

From Civics and Health by Allen, William H.

Any physician who proclaims himself a follower of any special doctrine, be he a hydropath, an electropath, an allopath, a homoeopath, or any other path, should be viewed with suspicion.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 by Various

"You are a homoeopath in theory and an allopath in practice."

From The Water Ghost and Others by Bangs, John Kendrick

This is a required step because we see the cause of disease and its consequent cure in a very different manner than the allopath.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve