Definition of "amputee" []

• A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I learn the word amputee and hobble around, pretending I am wounded in the jungles of Vietnam."
• "Comparing Olympic hopeful sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a double-leg amputee, to ultrarunner Amy Palmiero-Winters, a single-leg amputee, is impossible, says the co-author of a study that found Pistorius 'light and springy prosthetics enhanced sprint speeds by 15%-30%."
• "That said, attacking a special olympian, a wheel chair bound amputee is probably counterproductive."