amputee

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæmpjʊˈtiː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌæmpjʊˈti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(am′pyŏŏ tē′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•pu•tee /ˌæmpyʊˈti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Surgerya person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•pu•tee  (am′pyŏŏ tē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Surgerya person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
  • amput(ated) + -ee, modeled on French amputé, past participle of amputer to amputate 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
amputee / ˌæmpjʊˈtiː/
  1. a person who has had a limb amputated
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