amputee
[am-pyoo-tee]
- a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
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Origin of amputee
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How did amputees or amputee groups feel about the throwing of the leg itself, this viewer wondered.
In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.
No wonder Portman looks so beleaguered in the film: she is perhaps the first amputee professional ballerina.
amputee
- a person who has had a limb amputated
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Word Origin and History for amputee
n.
1910, perhaps on a French model; see amputation + -ee.
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amputee
(ăm′pyu-tē′)- A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
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