able-bodied

Modifies a noun

• pauper: The 1834 Act brought a dramatic fall in able-bodied paupers.
• inmate: Holborn's Gray's Inn workhouse was designated for able-bodied inmates.
• laborer: In particular the order required that able-bodied laborers should be used for work for the army.
• counterpart: Beyond this, the sport is largely similar to its able-bodied counterpart.
• companion: Wheelchair users and ambulant disabled people may bring an able-bodied companion whose ticket is free.
• peer: Weather conditions can have a far greater adverse effect on disabled people than on their able-bodied peers.

Modifying Another Word

• not: Also many paupers were not able-bodied and parishes were not big enough to cope with the problems.
• together: Jubilee Sailing Trust - bringing together able-bodied and physically disabled people throught the medium of tall ship sailing and building.