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amputee
[ am-pyoo-tee ]
noun
- a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
amputee
/ ˌæʊˈپː /
noun
- a person who has had a limb amputated
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of amputee1
1905–10; amputat(ed) ( def ) + -ee, modeled on French ܳé, past participle of amputer to amputate
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The idea has been shared with other organizations also working with new amputees.
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Monger broke the Ironman record for a double amputee at the World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, last October.
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The streets of Los Angeles — particularly Hollywood — are a backdrop not just for addicts, scammers, human traffickers and a cult that fetishizes amputees, but also for people in distress and the cops who help them.
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Anthony Mitchell Sr., an amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who had cerebral palsy, waited in their Altadena home.
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His regulars included amputees, diabetics and drug addicts.
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