ambulant
nounEtymology Learned borrowing from Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).
1
A patient who is able to walk.
ambulant
adjUS /ˈæm.bjə.lənt/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin ambulans, present participle of ambulare (“to walk”).
1
Able to walk; ambulatory.
- They are crossing the carpark with difficulty for Rick is holding Pym's arm in an ambulant bearhug and they are advancing at an angle like a pair of crookedly hung overcoats.1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
- The patients, mostly ambulant, were brought in one by one.2017, Theodore Dalrymple, The Knife Went In:
2
Designed for use by somebody with a disability that impairs, but does not prevent, walking.
- an ambulant toilet
- Derived terms
- nonambulant