amputee
am·pu·tee
amputee · amputees
Amputierte
A person who has had one or more limbs removedA person who has had one or more limbs removed.
/ampjʊˈtiː/
» Tom is a double-amputee.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who has had one or more limbs removed.
Amputierte
someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a double-amputee.
The war veteran is a double amputee.
deDem Kriegsveteranen fehlen beide Beine.
Gustavo was a forty-year-old amputee.
Sami is the first double-amputee to climb this mountain.
Sami was a double-amputee.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
person who has had one or more limbs removed:
Origin
From French amputée, (past participle of amputer (“to amputate”)), from Latin amputatus, pFrom French amputée, (past participle of amputer (“to amputate”)), from Latin amputatus, perfect passive participle of amputare (“to amputate”).
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