amputee

[ am-pyoo-tee ]

/ ˌæm pyʊˈti /

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noun

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

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Origin of amputee

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

Words nearby amputee

amp up, amputate, amputation, amputation in continuity, amputation neuroma, amputee, Ampycus, Amram, Amratian, Amravati, amrinone

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How to use amputee in a sentence

They’ve allowed amputees to control robotic hands with just a thought.
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The adorable dachshund Chorizo is an amputee, but he possesses a wheelchair to help him maneuver the battlefield.
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She began training for the upcoming Paralympics, which begin in late August, as a unilateral amputee after recovery, but she soon felt a pain in her right foot and ultimately had to undergo a second amputation in 2019.
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Against the odds, she was able to return to the pool months later, and will now compete in the Paralympics as a bilateral amputee.
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The two men, who are both amputees, summited and skied the 20,310-foot Alaskan peak on June 20.
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Her father was a war amputee on benefits; her mother a cashier at a skating rink.
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In 2012, for example, Brian Claunch, a wheelchair-bound double amputee living in a group home in Houston, became unruly.
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How did amputees or amputee groups feel about the throwing of the leg itself, this viewer wondered.
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In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.
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Both Mills and Purdy can afford whatever devices and training they want—not something the average amputee can boast.
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British Dictionary definitions for amputee

amputee

/ (ˌæmpjʊˈtiː) /

noun

a person who has had a limb amputated

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Medical definitions for amputee

amputee

[ ăm′pyu-tē′ ]

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