amputee

[ am-pyoo-tee ]

noun
  1. a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.

Origin of amputee

1
1905–10; amputat(ed) + -ee, modeled on French amputé, past participle of amputer to amputate

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British Dictionary definitions for amputee

amputee

/ (ˌæmpjʊˈtiː) /


noun
  1. a person who has had a limb amputated

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