"wheelchair user" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wheelchair users [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheelchair user (plural wheelchair users)
  1. A person who is injured or disabled and uses a wheelchair for mobility, usually long-term. Wikipedia link: wheelchair user Categories (topical): Disability, People Synonyms: roller [slang], wheelchair-user Related terms: wheelchair sport Translations (person who uses a wheelchair): vozíčkář [masculine] (Czech), rullestolsbruger [common-gender] (Danish), rolstoelgebruiker [masculine] (Dutch), rolstoelgebruikster [feminine] (Dutch), pyörätuolin käyttäjä (Finnish), Rollstuhlfahrer [masculine] (German), Rollstuhlfahrerin [feminine] (German), rullestolbruker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ویلچری (vilčeri) [informal] (Persian), cadeirante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), utilizator de scaun rulant [masculine] (Romanian), utilizatoare de scaun rulant [feminine] (Romanian), коля́сочник (koljásočnik) [masculine] (Russian), коля́сочница (koljásočnica) [feminine] (Russian), rullstolsanvändare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wheelchair_user-en-noun-zy6mqu91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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