osteopath

American  

[os-tee-uh-path] / ˈɒs ti əˌpæθ /

Sometimes osteopathist

noun

1. a physician who specializes in osteopathy, practicing in all fields of medicine, particularly trained in preventive treatments and in assessing a patient’s well-being as a function of mind, body, and spirit: outside of the U.S., an osteopath is not necessarily a licensed physician.

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osteopath British  

/ ˈɒstɪəˌpæθ, ˌɒstɪˈɒpəθɪst /

noun

1. a person who practises osteopathy

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Etymology

Origin of osteopath

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; back formation from osteopathy

Example Sentences

Scotland-based osteopath Gavin Routledge, who has teamed with renowned golf coach Gary Nicol in developing a treatment program for spinal injuries, views Woods’ medical history as particularly telling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Friends and family of 38-year-old osteopath Ashlee Good remembered her as a “beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend” and an “all-round outstanding human.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

“It made perfect sense what they did,” said Frank Bardon, 66, a retired physiotherapist and osteopath, who was walking his dog through the town’s main street with his family on Sunday.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Ms Mitchell, a former osteopath, has denied murder and the trial continues.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

Is there any reason why an intelligent blind youth especially interested in medicine, should not be trained as an anatomist, a heart and lung specialist, an osteopath or a masseur?

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.