amputee Hear it!

amputee definition

am·pu·tee (am′pyo̵̅o̅ tē′, -pyə-)

noun

a person who has had a limb or limbs amputated

Etymology: amput(ate) + -ee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.