scooter

[ skoo-ter ]

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noun

Also called kick scooter [kik] /kɪk/ . a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
Also called e-scoot·er [ee-skoo-ter], /ˈiˌsku tər/, e·lec·tric scoot·er [ih-lek-trik skoo-ter] /ɪˈlɛk trɪk ˌsku tər/ . a similar vehicle with or without a seat, propelled by a motor powered by rechargeable batteries.

Also called mo·tor scoot·er [moh-ter skoo-ter] /ˈmoʊ tər ˌsku tər/ . a lightweight motor vehicle similar to a motorcycle, having a saddlelike seat mounted over the engine and a footboard to rest the feet.
(in the U.S. and Canada) a sailboat equipped with runners for use on ice.
Pacific barracuda.

verb (used without object)

to sail or travel in or on a scooter.

Origin of scooter

First recorded in 1800–10; scoot + -er¹

Other definitions for scooter (2 of 2)

scooter²

[ skoo-ter ]

noun,plural scoot·ers, (especially collectively) scoot·er.

scoter.

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How to use scooter in a sentence

They got less than one block before a dozen cops on scooters rushed up to meet them.
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Motor scooters in Perugia have all been rented out by the paparazzi.
Knox Case Nears Its Gaudy End | Barbie Latza Nadeau | September 29, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
And there were several very fast scooters and the like upon Lake Luna.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
That was odd, because the peddlers on scooters were usually either very young or old.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin
The scooters met with a bone-jarring thud of perimeter rubber.
DP | Arthur Dekker Savage

There was Russ, aged eight, a great whistler and a boy very fond of making toys, such as scooters and other things.
Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's | Laura Lee Hope
She can't get off the asteroid without a scooter, and I've already got Sam's gang working on all the scooters.
Industrial Revolution | Poul William Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for scooter

scooter

/ (ˈskuːtə) /

noun

a child's vehicle consisting of a low footboard on wheels, steered by handlebars. It is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground
See motor scooter

(in the US and Canada) another term for ice yacht

Derived forms of scooter

scooterist, noun

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