TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
ABLE-BODIED [14 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Water Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- able seaman
1, record 1, English, able%20seaman
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AB 2, record 1, English, AB
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- able seawoman 3, record 1, English, able%20seawoman
correct, noun
- able-bodied seaman 4, record 1, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20seaman
correct, noun
- AB 4, record 1, English, AB
correct, noun
- AB 4, record 1, English, AB
- able-bodied seawoman 5, record 1, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20seawoman
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member of the deck crew who is able to perform all the duties of an experienced seaman [or seawoman]. 2, record 1, English, - able%20seaman
Record 1, Key term(s)
- able-seaman
- able-seawoman
- able bodied seaman
- able bodied seawoman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Transport par eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matelot qualifié
1, record 1, French, matelot%20qualifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matelot qualifiée 2, record 1, French, matelot%20qualifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
- Disabled Sports
- Sociology of persons with a disability
- Sociology of Recreation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- non-disabled curling
1, record 2, English, non%2Ddisabled%20curling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- traditional curling 2, record 2, English, traditional%20curling
correct
- able-bodied curling 2, record 2, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20curling
avoid, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wheelchair curling is played similarly as non-disabled curling using the same rocks and on the same ice, although the rocks are thrown from a stationary wheelchair and there is no sweeping. 1, record 2, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20curling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abled-bodied curling: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied curling" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided. 3, record 2, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20curling
Record 2, Key term(s)
- non disabled curling
- able bodied curling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
- Sports adaptés
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
- Sociologie des loisirs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- curling traditionnel
1, record 2, French, curling%20traditionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seuls les athlètes en fauteuil roulant participent aux compétitions de curling. [...] Les compétitions se déroulent selon les règles du curling traditionnel, à deux exceptions près : la pierre est lancée à l'aide d'un «bâton» et l'utilisation du balai, qui peut encore influencer la trajectoire de la pierre après le lancer, est interdite. 2, record 2, French, - curling%20traditionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-10-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
- Disabled Sports
- Sociology of persons with a disability
- Sociology of Recreation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non-disabled skier
1, record 3, English, non%2Ddisabled%20skier
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- able-bodied skier 2, record 3, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20skier
avoid, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The purpose of [the] study is to identify kinematic and muscular activation differences between single-leg skiers and non-disabled skiers. 1, record 3, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20skier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abled-bodied skier: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied skier" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided. 3, record 3, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20skier
Record 3, Key term(s)
- non disabled skier
- able bodied skier
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
- Sports adaptés
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
- Sociologie des loisirs
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- skieur non handicapé
1, record 3, French, skieur%20non%20handicap%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- skieuse non handicapée 2, record 3, French, skieuse%20non%20handicap%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2023-10-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Disabled Sports
- Sociology of persons with a disability
- Sociology of Recreation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- non-disabled athlete
1, record 4, English, non%2Ddisabled%20athlete
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- able-bodied athlete 1, record 4, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20athlete
avoid, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... some parasports require an athlete with a disability to work with a non-disabled athlete – blind skiing, for example. [The athlete] is legally blind [and is] hoping to make the [paralympics, but] without a sighted guide to ski ahead of her and call directions, [the athlete] says it [cannot] happen. 2, record 4, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20athlete
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abled-bodied athlete: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied athlete" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided. 3, record 4, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20athlete
Record 4, Key term(s)
- non disabled athlete
- able bodied athlete
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sports adaptés
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
- Sociologie des loisirs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- athlète non handicapé
1, record 4, French, athl%C3%A8te%20non%20handicap%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- athlète non handicapée 2, record 4, French, athl%C3%A8te%20non%20handicap%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2023-10-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Disabled Sports
- Sociology of persons with a disability
- Sociology of Recreation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- non-disabled sport
1, record 5, English, non%2Ddisabled%20sport
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- able-bodied sport 2, record 5, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20sport
avoid, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abled-bodied sport: The use of the adjective "able-bodied" in the term "able-bodied sport" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided. 3, record 5, English, - non%2Ddisabled%20sport
Record 5, Key term(s)
- non disabled sport
- able bodied sport
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sports adaptés
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
- Sociologie des loisirs
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sport non handicapé
1, record 5, French, sport%20non%20handicap%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'association] a nommé [un] directeur de programme de volleyball, lui déléguant la responsabilité de monter une équipe gagnante et d'intégrer le programme paralympique au sein d'un organisme de sport non-handicapé. Le recrutement d'athlètes ayant un handicap, déjà en cours au sein de la grande communauté de volleyball, a été le premier succès accompli dans le processus d'intégration. 1, record 5, French, - sport%20non%20handicap%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2023-10-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Disabled Sports
- Sociology of persons with a disability
- Sociology of Recreation
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- non-disabled
1, record 6, English, non%2Ddisabled
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- able-bodied 2, record 6, English, able%2Dbodied
avoid, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A promising non-disabled sprinter ... came to [para-sport] after being diagnosed with [multiple sclerosis], shortly after having a stroke. 3, record 6, English, - non%2Ddisabled
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
able-bodied: The term "able-bodied" implies that all people with disabilities lack "able bodies" or the ability to use their bodies well and therefore should be avoided. 4, record 6, English, - non%2Ddisabled
Record 6, Key term(s)
- non disabled
- able bodied
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sports adaptés
- Sociologie des personnes handicapées
- Sociologie des loisirs
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- non handicapé
1, record 6, French, non%20handicap%C3%A9
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - external organization data 2023-04-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- able seaman (except Armed Forces)
1, record 7, English, able%20seaman%20%28except%20Armed%20Forces%29
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- able seawoman (except Armed Forces) 1, record 7, English, able%20seawoman%20%28except%20Armed%20Forces%29
correct
- able-bodied seaman 1, record 7, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20seaman
correct
- able-bodied seawoman 1, record 7, English, able%2Dbodied%20%20seawoman
correct
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- matelot breveté
1, record 7, French, matelot%20brevet%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- matelot brevetée 1, record 7, French, matelot%20brevet%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2020-01-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- able-bodied
1, record 8, English, able%2Dbodied
correct, adjective
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Physically capable of working at a job ... 2, record 8, English, - able%2Dbodied
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- valide
1, record 8, French, valide
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- physiquement apte au travail 2, record 8, French, physiquement%20apte%20au%20travail
correct
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui est en bonne santé, capable de travail. 3, record 8, French, - valide
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- físicamente apto para el trabajo
1, record 8, Spanish, f%C3%ADsicamente%20apto%20para%20el%20trabajo
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- físicamente apto para trabajar 2, record 8, Spanish, f%C3%ADsicamente%20apto%20para%20trabajar
correct
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que se encuentra en buena salud, capaz para trabajar. 3, record 8, Spanish, - f%C3%ADsicamente%20apto%20para%20el%20trabajo
Record 9 - external organization data 2018-12-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- able-bodied worker 1, record 9, English, able%2Dbodied%20worker
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- travailleur valide
1, record 9, French, travailleur%20valide
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- travailleuse valide 1, record 9, French, travailleuse%20valide
feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-01-05
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- white able-bodied male
1, record 10, English, white%20able%2Dbodied%20male
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
- wammie 2, record 10, English, wammie
correct
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the downsized affirmative-action economy. Stephen is a white able-bodied male - a "wammie," in the words of Grant Brown, a lecturer in management at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. Once the stereotype of power and privilege, wammies now are trying to reconcile their personal career ambitions with society's larger goal of increasing representation of other groups at all levels of the work force. "It's certainly going to put the squeeze on us," said Stephen, 20. 1, record 10, English, - white%20able%2Dbodied%20male
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- wammie
1, record 10, French, wammie
proposal
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer a wasp, yuppie, yammie, etc. 1, record 10, French, - wammie
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1993-02-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- able-bodied people 1, record 11, English, able%2Dbodied%20people
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Within reason, disabled persons should appear in any visual representations of groups (graphics, TV, advertising) made up of men, women, young and old. ... Specifically, disabled persons should be shown, as the message or material indicates: ... along with able-bodied people in various employment roles (doctors, lawyers, government officials, business executives, journalists, teachers, etc.). 1, record 11, English, - able%2Dbodied%20people
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- personne physiquement apte 1, record 11, French, personne%20physiquement%20apte
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la mesure du raisonnable, les personnes handicapées devraient être incluses dans toute représentation visuelle (illustrations, télévision, publicité) de groupes composés d'hommes, de femmes, de personnes âgées et de jeunes [...] Plus précisément, il faut représenter les personnes handicapées, selon ce qu'indique le message ou le document : [...] tout comme les personnes physiquement aptes, dans l'exercice de diverses professions (docteurs, avocats, agents du gouvernement, gens d'affaires, journalistes, enseignants, etc.). 1, record 11, French, - personne%20physiquement%20apte
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/communications. 2, record 11, French, - personne%20physiquement%20apte
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1989-04-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- temporarily able-bodied 1, record 12, English, temporarily%20able%2Dbodied
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- temporairement bien portant 1, record 12, French, temporairement%20bien%20portant
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le contexte de la Charte des droits et libertés. 1, record 12, French, - temporairement%20bien%20portant
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1986-04-09
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Sociology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- single able-bodied man 1, record 13, English, single%20able%2Dbodied%20man
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- homme célibataire valide
1, record 13, French, homme%20c%C3%A9libataire%20valide
masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mémoire sur la pauvreté. 1, record 13, French, - homme%20c%C3%A9libataire%20valide
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Women
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- single able-bodied woman 1, record 14, English, single%20able%2Dbodied%20woman
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des femmes
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- femme célibataire valide
1, record 14, French, femme%20c%C3%A9libataire%20valide
feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified:


