amputee

noun

am·​pu·​tee ˌam-pyə-ˈtē How to pronounce amputee (audio)
: one that has had a limb amputated

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Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, spoke out for the first time since he was reunited with his family after spending more than a year in custody at a South Georgia immigration detention center. Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 May 2026 Rwanda is estimated to have more than 3,000 lower-limb amputees. ABC News, 5 May 2026 Jeevna, 7, Koda, 5, Lyla, 4, Harry, 11, and Arthur, 12, alongside the head of their football association, Elaine Oakey, shared their fundraising goals to send the men's amputee team to the WAFF Amputee Football World Cup in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, from November 13 to 22. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Here’s how lives change: Emily McLeod, 51, and her husband Dave Jennings, 53, were never looking to make pets out of, much less fall in love with, six 100-plus-pound pigs, including one in a wheelchair — yes, a wheelchair — and another, an amputee, hopping around on three legs. Eric Adler april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amputee

Word History

Etymology

amput(ate) + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amputee was in 1910

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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

amputee

noun
am·​pu·​tee ˌam-pyə-ˈtē How to pronounce amputee (audio)
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated

Medical Definition

amputee

noun
am·​pu·​tee ˌam-pyə-ˈtē How to pronounce amputee (audio)
: one that has had a limb amputated

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