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amputee

American

[am-pyoo-tee] / ˌæm pyʊˈti /

noun

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

amputee British

/ ˌæmpjʊˈtiː /

noun

a person who has had a limb amputated

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Etymology

Origin of amputee

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

Example Sentences

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An amputee travelling across the UK using his bus pass says he is determined to complete a charity challenge, after his home was broken into mid-route.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The complex is now also home to a water therapy space for amputee soldiers.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

When accused UnitedHealthcare shooter Luigi Mangione arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for hearings this week, a digital billboard featuring amputee Michael Kissling will be mounted on a truck driving around outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

At the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga., Rodney Taylor, a double amputee, was rendered nearly immobile.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

She would not miss him as she did now, when the ache of his absence was her unremitting companion—like the phantom pain of an amputee.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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