amputee

[am-pyoo-tee]

noun

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

Origin of amputee

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

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Examples from the Web for amputee

Contemporary Examples of amputee

How did amputees or amputee groups feel about the throwing of the leg itself, this viewer wondered.
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Loses a Leg in Sixth-Season Finale
Tim Teeman
July 23, 2014
In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.
How Paralympian Amy Purdy Dances Like a Star
Rose Eveleth
April 30, 2014
No wonder Portman looks so beleaguered in the film: she is perhaps the first amputee professional ballerina.
Butchery at the Ballet
Toni Bentley
February 25, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for amputee

amputee

noun

a person who has had a limb amputated

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Word Origin and History for amputee

1910, perhaps on a French model; see amputation + -ee.

amputee in Medicine

amputee

[ăm′pyu-tē′]

n.

A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.