e-scooter

UK/ˈiːˌskuːtə(ɹ)/US/ˈiˌskutɚ/

noun

A variant of a kick scooter powered by an electric motor.

Similar
electric scootermotorized scooter
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Meanings

e-scooter1

noune-scooter (plural e-scooters)

plural e-scooters · alternative escooter · alternative E-Scooter

  1. A variant of a kick scooter powered by an electric motor.

    My bet is that, in cities at least, the e-car won’t be the vehicle of the future. I suspect it will keep falling further behind e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters.

    2024 January 18, Simon Kuper, “Electric cars are not the future”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2024
    1 more example

    Transport for London and the Tyne & Wear Metro have banned the use of privately owned e-scooters on railway premises from December 13, while ScotRail and Avanti West Coast are also restricting their use. The London edict, with warnings of £1,000 fines for offenders, follows two instances of e-scooters catching fire when their lithium-ion batteries ruptured […].

    2021 December 29, “Network News: E-scooters ban widens after fires”, in RAIL, number 947, page 12

    Synonyms: electric scooter, motorized scooter

E-Scooter2

nounE-Scooter (plural E-Scooters)

plural E-Scooters

  1. Alternative letter-case form of e-scooter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variant of a kick scooter powered by an electric motor.

Similar
electric scootermotorized scooter
Also see
electric scootermotorized scooterscooter

Origin

From e- + scooter.

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Translations

Dutch elektrische step, e-step
  • elektrische stepTranslations
  • e-stepTranslations
Finnish sähköpotkulauta
  • sähköpotkulautaTranslations
French trottinette électrique
  • trottinette électriqueTranslations
German E-Scooter, E-Roller
  • E-ScooterTranslations
  • E-RollerTranslations
  • E-TretrollerTranslations
  • ElektrotretrollerTranslations
  • Elektro-TretrollerTranslations
  • E-TrottinettTranslations
  • E-TrottiTranslations
Italian monopattino elettrico
  • monopattino elettricoTranslations
Japanese 電動キックボード
  • 電動キックボード (dendō kikkubōdo)Translations
Polish hulajnoga elektryczna
  • hulajnoga elektrycznaTranslations
Portuguese patinete elétrico
  • patinete elétricoTranslations
Russian электросамокат
  • электросамокат (elektrosamokat)Translations
Spanish patinete eléctrico, monopatín eléctrico
  • patinete eléctricoTranslations
  • monopatín eléctricoTranslations
Swedish elscooter, elsparkcykel
  • elscooterTranslations
  • elsparkcykelTranslations
Ukrainian електросамокат
  • електросамокат (elektrosamokat)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

e-scooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-scooter

MLA

“e-scooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-scooter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-scooter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-scooter.

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