Definitions for amputee

amputee am·pu·tee

Spelling: [am-pyoo-tee]
IPA: /ˌæm pyʊˈti/

Amputee is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in amputee (aeemptu).

Definitions for amputee

noun

  1. a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.

Origin of amputee

1905-10; amputat(ed) + -ee, modeled on French amputé, past participle of amputer to amputate

Examples for amputee

How did amputees or amputee groups feel about the throwing of the leg itself, this viewer wondered.

In 2007, Heather Mills—an amputee and alpine skier (and yes, the former wife of Paul McCartney)—danced on the show.

No wonder Portman looks so beleaguered in the film: she is perhaps the first amputee professional ballerina.

Word Value for amputee
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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