osteopathistn.
/ˌɒstɪˈɒpəθɪst/, U.S. /ˌɑstiˈɑpəθəst/ Now rare.
A practitioner of osteopathy; an osteopath.
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1896 Colorado Springs Gaz. 10 June 7/3 (advt.) People in every State of the Union bless Osteopathy for deliverance from the bondage of disease... Come and see us. Consultation Free... Drs. Farrar & Brewington, Osteopathists.
1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 July 168 The method of treatment..used by all osteopathists.
1905 Independent (U.S.) 16 Nov. 1142/2 The osteopathists claim to cure by manipulation of the spinal chord.
1921 Science 4 Feb. 108/1 The..scientific psychologist is likely to be as much offended by the name telepathist..as is the..physician by the name..osteopathist.
1934 Times 8 Mar. 25/4 (advt.) Required by Osteopathist. Consulting Room with use of Waiting Room.
1945 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 26 May 5/2 Mikesell's ankle was swollen this morning and he had a date with an osteopathist.
2003 News & Rec. (Greensboro, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 19 Oct. (People & Places Suppl.) 2 [He] countered that the law is unconstitutional in that it discriminates against the osteopathist and in favor of the regular school of medicine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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