Meanings
scooter1
nounscooter (plural scooters)
plural scooters
- A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
- An electric version of the kick scooter.
Synonyms: e-scooter, motorized scooter
- A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
- A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled or elderly people.
- An ice scooter; a type of flat-bottomed, buoyant ice yacht used in the state of New York, equipped with runners for traveling over ice.
- A scooter skirt (skort), especially when worn by girls as part of a school uniform.
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verbscooter (third-person singular simple present scooters, present participle scootering, simple past and past participle scootered)
present singular third person scooters · participle present scootering · participle past scootered · past scootered
Scooter2
proper noun
- A male nickname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electric version of the kick scooter.
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nounSynonym of diver propulsion vehicle.
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verbTo ride on a scooter.
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nouna wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
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Broader
wheeled vehicle
nouna sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
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nounlarge black diving duck of northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere
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Origin
Translations
Arabic سْكُوتَر, بِسْكِلِيتَّة
- سْكُوتَر (skūtar)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- بِسْكِلِيتَّة (biskilitta)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Bengali স্কুটার
- স্কুটার (skuṭar)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Bulgarian тротине́тка, инвали́дна коли́чка
- тротине́тка (trotinétka)foot-propelled vehicle
- инвали́дна коли́чка (invalídna kolíčka)electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- мопед (moped)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Catalan patinet, patinet elèctric
- patinetfoot-propelled vehicle
- patinet elèctricelectric version of the kick scooter
- escútertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Chinese Mandarin 滑板車 /滑板车, 滑行車 /滑行车
- 滑板車 /滑板车 (huábǎnchē)foot-propelled vehicle
- 滑行車 /滑行车 (huáxíngchē)foot-propelled vehicle
- 速克達 /速克达 (sùkèdá)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- 機車 /机车 (jīchē)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Czech koloběžka, skútr
- koloběžkafoot-propelled vehicle
- skútrtype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Danish løbehjul, scooter
- løbehjulfoot-propelled vehicle
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Dutch step, elektrische step
- stepfoot-propelled vehicle
- elektrische stepelectric version of the kick scooter
- e-stepelectric version of the kick scooter
- scootmobielelectric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Esperanto skutilo, skotero
- skutilofoot-propelled vehicle
- skoterotype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Estonian tõukeratas, tõukekas
- tõukeratasfoot-propelled vehicle
- tõukekasfoot-propelled vehicle
- tõuksfoot-propelled vehicle
- motorollertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- skuutertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Finnish potkulauta, potkis
- potkulautafoot-propelled vehicle
- potkisfoot-propelled vehicle
- scoottifoot-propelled vehicle
- sähköpotkulautaelectric version of the kick scooter
- sähköskootterielectric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- skootteritype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- ajaa skootterillato ride on a scooter
French trottinette, trottinette électrique
- trottinettefoot-propelled vehicle
- trottinette électriqueelectric version of the kick scooter
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
German Tretroller, Trittroller
- Tretrollerfoot-propelled vehicle
- Trittrollerfoot-propelled vehicle
- Trottinettfoot-propelled vehicle
- Elektrotretrollerelectric version of the kick scooter
- E-Tretrollerelectric version of the kick scooter
- E-Rollerelectric version of the kick scooter
- E-Scooterelectric version of the kick scooter
- Motorrollertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Greek πατίνι, μοτοποδήλατο
- πατίνι (patíni)foot-propelled vehicle
- μοτοποδήλατο (motopodílato)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- σκούτερ (skoúter)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Hebrew קוֹרְקִינֵט, גלגיליים
- קוֹרְקִינֵט (kórkinet)foot-propelled vehicle
- גלגיליים (puristic)foot-propelled vehicle
- גַּלְגִּלַּיִם (galgilayím)foot-propelled vehicle
- קוֹרְקִינֵט חַשְׁמַלִּי (kórkinet khashmalí)electric version of the kick scooter
- קוֹרְקִינֵט (kórkinet)electric version of the kick scooter
- גלגינוע (puristic)electric version of the kick scooter
- גַּלְגִּנּוֹעַ (galginóa')electric version of the kick scooter
- קַלְנוֹעִית (kalno'ít)electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- קַטְנוֹעַ (katnóa)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- טוּסְטוּס (tústus)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Hindi स्कूटर
- स्कूटर (skūṭar)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Hungarian roller, villanyroller
- rollerfoot-propelled vehicle
- villanyrollerelectric version of the kick scooter
- elektromos rollerelectric version of the kick scooter
- robogótype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- motorollertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- rollerezikto ride on a scooter
- gurulto ride on a scooter
- robogto ride on a scooter
Icelandic hlaupahjól, vespa
- hlaupahjólfoot-propelled vehicle
- vespatype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Indonesian skuter
- skutertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Irish scútar
- scútartype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Italian monopattino, monopattino elettrico
- monopattinofoot-propelled vehicle
- monopattino elettricoelectric version of the kick scooter
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Japanese キックスケーター, スクーター
- キックスケーター (kikkusukētā)foot-propelled vehicle
- スクーター (sukūtā)foot-propelled vehicle
- キックボード (kikku bōdo)foot-propelled vehicle
- シニアカー (shinia kā)electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- スクーター (sukūtā)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Korean 킥 스쿠터, 스쿠터
- 킥 스쿠터 (kik seukuteo)foot-propelled vehicle
- 스쿠터 (seukuteo)foot-propelled vehicle
- 킥보드 (kikbodeu)foot-propelled vehicle
- 스쿠터 (seukuteo)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Latvian skrejritenis, motorollers
- skrejritenisfoot-propelled vehicle
- motorollerstype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Lithuanian paspirtukas, motoroleris
- paspirtukasfoot-propelled vehicle
- motoroleristype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Malay skuter, skuter
- skuterfoot-propelled vehicle
- skutertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Māori kutarere
- kutarerefoot-propelled vehicle
Norwegian Bokmål sparkesykkel, sparksykkel
- sparkesykkelfoot-propelled vehicle
- sparksykkelfoot-propelled vehicle
- elsparkesykkelelectric version of the kick scooter
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- skutertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Persian اسکوتر
- اسکوتر (iskuter)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Polish hulajnoga, hulajnoga elektryczna
- hulajnogafoot-propelled vehicle
- hulajnoga elektrycznaelectric version of the kick scooter
- skuterekelectric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- skutertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- jeździć na skuterzeto ride on a scooter
Portuguese patinete, trotineta
- patinetefoot-propelled vehicle
- trotinetafoot-propelled vehicle
- patinete elétricoelectric version of the kick scooter
- motonetatype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- lambretatype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Romanian trotinetă, trotinetă electrică
- trotinetăfoot-propelled vehicle
- trotinetă electricăelectric version of the kick scooter
- scutertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Russian самока́т, инвали́дная коля́ска
- самока́т (samokát)foot-propelled vehicle
- инвали́дная коля́ска (invalídnaja koljáska)electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- моторо́ллер (motoróller)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- ску́тер (skútɛr)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Slovak kolobežka, skúter
- kolobežkafoot-propelled vehicle
- skútertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Spanish patineta, patín del diablo
- patinetafoot-propelled vehicle
- patín del diablofoot-propelled vehicle
- patinetefoot-propelled vehicle
- patinete eléctricoelectric version of the kick scooter
- escúterelectric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- vespaelectric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- motonetatype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- vespatype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- escútertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- montar patineteto ride on a scooter
Swedish sparkcykel, vespa
- sparkcykelfoot-propelled vehicle
- vespaelectric version of the kick scooter
- scooterelectric version of the kick scooter
- mopedtype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- skotertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Thai สกู๊ตเตอร์
- สกู๊ตเตอร์ (sà-gúut-dtə̂ə)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Turkish trotinet, scooter
- trotinetfoot-propelled vehicle
- scootertype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Ukrainian самока́т, інвалі́дна коля́ска
- самока́т (samokát)foot-propelled vehicle
- інвалі́дна коля́ска (invalídna koljáska)electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
- моторо́лер (motoróler)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- ску́тер (skúter)type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Vietnamese xe xcutơ, xe tay ga
- xe xcutơtype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
- xe tay gatype of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scooter
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“scooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scooter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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