amputee

[US]/æmpjʊ'tiː/
[UK]/'æmpjʊ'ti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who has had a limb amputated

Example Sentences

She is an amputee who lost her leg in a car accident.

The organization provides support for amputees to adjust to their new life.

He became an amputee after a work-related injury.

The prosthetic limb helped the amputee regain mobility.

The athlete overcame the challenges of being an amputee to win the race.

The support group offers counseling for new amputees.

The doctor discussed the options for prosthetic limbs with the amputee.

The foundation raised funds to provide free prosthetics for amputees in need.

The rehabilitation center offers specialized programs for upper limb amputees.

Despite his condition as an amputee, he remained positive and determined.

Real-world Examples

This veteran, Marine Sergeant Gabe Ramirez is also a double amputee.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

Mengel took her new cat to a meeting for amputees.

Source: This month VOA Special English

But being a quadruple amputee did not prevent 42-year-old Philippe Croizon from doing exactly that.

Source: BBC Listening August 2016 Collection

Recently people who attended a support group for amputees were able to meet Lola-Pearl.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Today's feature is a double amputee named Landon Benton who wants others to join him in wheelchair basketball.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Mind-controlled prostheses continue to promise great help for amputees.

Source: VOA Standard Speed January 2016 Collection

Amanam decided to do what he could to make amputees feel better.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

John Miguelez works with amputees teaching them how to use and operate the myoelectric arm.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Electricity"

Surgeons rewired an amputee's remaining nerve endings from his foot to tissue in the thigh.

Source: VOA Standard June 2015 Collection

Being able to do the things that I did before, being able to have some privacy about being an amputee.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

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