disabled person; handicapped person
Dated term for a person with a physical disability. In modern Japanese, 障害者 (しょうがいしゃ) or 身体障害者 (しんたいしょうがいしゃ) are the standard, neutral terms. This word may appear in older texts or historical contexts.
The expression 不具者 is often seen in pre-war documents.
Compound of 不具 (ふぐ, 'disability, deformity') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.