amputee

[am-pyoo-tee]

noun

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

amputee

/ ˌæmpjʊˈtiː /

noun

1. a person who has had a limb amputated

Word History and Origins

Origin of amputee¹

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

Example Sentences

Amid the wounded, the amputees, the disfigured and suicidal, overworked medics, orderlies, doctors and nurses do their best to save lives and what is left of bodies and minds.

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Millie's father said she was was determined to play for England women's amputee football team and to compete in the Paralympics.

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The condition makes it too painful to wear a prosthetic limb, leaving her, like many amputees, only needing one of a pair of shoes.

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Annear, an amputee who recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with the sort of fighting spirit that first attracted Gibson, became CEO and director of the foundation.

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Her partner has a spinal problem and is waiting for an operation and her former husband is a leg amputee, following a motorcycle accident.

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