amputee

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amputee

/ampjʊˈtiː/

Where it comes from

From French amputée, (past participle of amputer (“to amputate”)), from Latin amputatus, perfect passive participle of amputare (“to amputate”).

noun amputees

A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

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noun person who has had one or more limbs removed

Español	amputado
日本語	切断者 setsudan-sha
Português	amputado
Deutsch	Amputierte
Italiano	mutilato, mutilata
العربية	أَبْتَر ʔabtar, أَقْطَع ʔaqṭaʕ, مَبْتُور الطَّرَف mabtūr aṭ-ṭaraf, مَقْطُوع الطَّرَف maqṭūʕ aṭ-ṭaraf

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"amputee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amputee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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amputee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amputee

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"amputee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amputee.

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@misc{amputee_2026,
  title = {amputee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amputee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}