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As a wheelchair user, you can't move about freely. That's the only thing that bothers me a little. When I'm in the Euro Group in Brussels, colleagues who want to talk to me have to come to me. But I hope they know that this has nothing to do with arrogance.
Wolfgang Schauble

Meaning of "wheelchair user" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHEELCHAIR USER

wheelchair user  [ˈwiːltʃɛə ˈjuːzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHEELCHAIR USER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wheelchair user is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHEELCHAIR USER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wheelchair

A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, invented in the early 5th century. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. People who have difficulty sitting and walking often need to use a wheelbench.

Definition of wheelchair user in the English dictionary

The definition of wheelchair user in the dictionary is a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHEELCHAIR USER


abuser
əbˈjuːzə
accuser
əˈkjuːzə
amuser
əmˈjuːzə
arethusa
ˌærɪˈθjuːzə
cruiser
ˈkruːzə
defuser
diːˈfjuːzə
diffuser
dɪˈfjuːzə
diffusor
dɪˈfjuːzə
empusa
emˈpjuːzə
excuser
ɪksˈkjuːzə
infuser
ɪnˈfjuːzə
Lampedusa
ˌlæmpɪˈdjuːzə
medusa
mɪˈdjuːzə
medusan
mɪˈdjuːzə
misuser
ˌmɪsˈjuːzə
nonuser
ˌnɒnˈjuːzə
profuser
prəˈfjuːzə
refuser
rɪˈfjuːzə
transfuser
trænsˈfjuːzə
user
ˈjuːzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHEELCHAIR USER

wheel trim
wheel window
wheel wobble
wheel-clamp
wheel-less
wheelbarrow
wheelbase
wheelchair
wheelchair housing
wheelchair Olympics
wheelchair-bound
wheeled
wheeler
wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealing
wheelhouse
wheelie
wheelie bin
wheelie-bin
wheeling

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHEELCHAIR USER

arouser
causer
CB user
child abuser
concurrent user
end user
focuser
grouser
heroin user
houser
intravenous drug user
luser
Mauser
mouser
multi-user
pauser
rabble-rouser
road user
rouser
trouser

Synonyms and antonyms of wheelchair user in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wheelchair user» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHEELCHAIR USER

Find out the translation of wheelchair user to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wheelchair user from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wheelchair user» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轮椅使用者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en silla de ruedas
570 millions of speakers

English

wheelchair user
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्हीलचेयर उपयोगकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مستخدم الكرسي المتحرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пользователя инвалидной коляски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

usuário de cadeira de rodas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুইলচেয়ার ব্যবহারকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

utilisateur de fauteuil roulant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengguna kerusi roda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rollstuhlfahrer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

車椅子利用者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휠체어 사용자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pangguna kursi rodha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người sử dụng xe lăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்கர நாற்காலி பயனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हीलचेअर वापरकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tekerlekli sandalye kullanıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sedia a rotelle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Osoby na wózkach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

користувача інвалідного візка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

utilizator de scaun rulant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρήστη αναπηρικού αμαξιδίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rolstoel gebruiker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rullstolsanvändare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rullestolbruker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wheelchair user

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEELCHAIR USER»

The term «wheelchair user» is regularly used and occupies the 77.961 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEELCHAIR USER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wheelchair user» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wheelchair user» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wheelchair user

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QUOTES WITH «WHEELCHAIR USER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wheelchair user.
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Wolfgang Schauble
As a wheelchair user, you can't move about freely. That's the only thing that bothers me a little. When I'm in the Euro Group in Brussels, colleagues who want to talk to me have to come to me. But I hope they know that this has nothing to do with arrogance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEELCHAIR USER»

Discover the use of wheelchair user in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wheelchair user and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Accessible Home Design: Architectural Solutions for the ...
Paralyzed Veterans of America has revised and expanded the first edition of Accessible Home Design.
Thomas David Davies, Carol Peredo Lopez, 2006
2
Life on wheels: for the active wheelchair user
Describes medical issues, day-to-day living issues, and psychological and social issues of individuals who use a wheelchair
Gary Karp, 1999
3
The Sociology of Emotions
Onlookers as well as the wheelchair user may grow increasingly uncomfortable as the wheelchair user persists in wrestling with the chair to meet his or her needs, and the wheelchair user may laugh out loud or poke fun at himself or herself to ...
Jonathan H. Turner, Jan E. Stets, 2005
4
Health and Social Care
Figure 3.14 Ignoring a wheelchair user What are the sources of aids that support mobility? 3.5. make sure the brake is locked lift or swing away the footrests if possible remove the side from the wheelchair to make it easier for the service user to ...
Angela Fisher, 2005
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Biomedical Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion: The ...
The book intends to give a state of the art view on the current fundamental, clinical and applied research findings and their consequences upon wheelchair propulsion, arm work, wheelchair training and possible consequences of a wheelchair ...
L. H. V. van der Woude, M.T.E. Hopman, Cathelijne H. Kemenade, 1999
6
Choosing a Wheelchair System
For example, trial use of brakes with and without caster locks to optimize this wheelchair user's performance in an independent tub transfer indicated that caster locks were not necessary because the brakes provided the adequate stability and ...
Seldon P. Todd, Jr., 1992
7
Universal Design
Universal Design is Selwyn Goldsmith's new authoritative design manual, the successor to his internationally acclaimed Designing for the Disabled.
Selwyn Goldsmith, 2007
8
Perspectives In Rehabilitation Ergonomics
These supports can be adjusted by the standing wheelchair user to allow for bending at the waist. Propulsion is provided through a chain or lever mechanism to the rear wheels. The second type of standing wheelchair provides this standing ...
Shrawan Kumar, 2003
9
Advanced Intelligent Computing Theories and Applications: ...
(1) How often do you accompany a wheelchair user when s/he goes out? (2) When you accompany a wheelchair user, how often do you control a wheelchair? To answer these questions we ask the participants to give a value from 0% to ...
De-Shuang Huang, Yong Gan, Phalguni Gupta, 2012
10
International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, ...
The user questionnaire was so designed that every wheelchair user can easily answer it. It was distributed to war-disabled, car and work accident victims, muscu - loskeletal injury patients, and elderly users, people who use wheelchairs in their  ...
Waldemar Karwowski, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEELCHAIR USER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wheelchair user is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vancouver officer goes undercover in wheelchair to nab DTES thief …
A veteran Vancouver police officer went undercover as a wheelchair user with a brain injury in an attempt to catch those responsible for a spate of violent attacks ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
2
Abby: Wheelchair user has no need to explain condition
When I know I am going to be someplace that requires more walking or standing, I use my wheelchair. My question is: How do I reply to strangers who ask me, ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
3
Man dies, wheelchair user trapped in van crash
A police southern communications spokesman said a wheelchair user was trapped in a van after it rolled near the intersection of Harris and Gressons roads, ... «The Press, Jun 15»
4
Airline Refuses To Set Up Ramp, Forces Wheelchair User To Crawl …
What was supposed to be a commuter flight to San Diego quickly turned into an embarrassing experience for Theresa Purcell that propelled her to the front lines ... «ThinkProgress, Jun 15»
5
Wheelchair user, Lafayette settle out of court
City officials settled a lawsuit out of court last week with 26-year-old Nicholas Kincade, who was knocked from his motorized wheelchair by a Lafayette police ... «Journal and Courier, May 15»
6
See The Price Is Right go from joyous to awkward as wheelchair
Today's (May 5) episode featured contestant Danielle Perez, a wheelchair user whose victory initially turned awkward when her mystery prize was revealed to ... «Digital Spy UK, May 15»
7
Wheelchair user wins treadmill on game show
A US game show contestant who won a running machine - despite being a wheelchair user - has told Newsbeat she thinks it's "the funniest thing". Danielle ... «BBC News, May 15»
8
Paralyzed wheelchair advocate Tom McTevia dies after ATV cliff …
A paralyzed former police officer who advocated for wheelchair users has died after accidentally driving his ATV off an Idaho cliff and plunging 500 feet. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
Washington wheelchair user who tumbled off platform saved by …
The rescuers, who also have not been identified, sprang into action after seeing the man's wheelchair unexpected roll over the lip of the platform on Tuesday ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
10
San Francisco police tip wheelchair user Devaughn Frierson into …
Video has emerged showing a man in a wheelchair being tipped into the road by ... friends was stopped by police and the wheelchair user went over to help out. «International Business Times UK, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wheelchair user [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wheelchair-user>. May 2024 ».
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