e-scooter

noun

e-scoot·​er ˈē-ˌskü-tər 

plural e-scooters

: a scooter propelled by an electric motor : electric scooter

The rise of shared e-scooters is just one of several recent tech-powered experiments in urban mobility.

—Kevin Roose

The report's authors said that the mood has shifted among e-scooter users. Last year's survey found that over 40% used e-scooters for fun whereas this year that number is 30% with increasing numbers of people using the vehicles for specific purposes, like commuting or travelling to social events.

—Jonathan Keane

Examples of e-scooter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Menin is calling it a comprehensive legislative review of e-bike and e-scooter safety. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

And nearly 7% of child and adolescent visits that were related to e-bike and e-scooter use involved traumatic brain injury, Farrar said. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

However, now, with the increasing prevalence of electric bicycles and scooters, known as e-bikes and e-scooters, the equation has changed for children and teens. — J. Todd R. Lawrence, STAT, 27 July 2026

But now the Orange County School Board is poised to ban e-bikes and e-scooters from elementary and middle school campuses and allow them only at high schools, and only if the student has a driver’s license. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

e- entry 2 + scooter

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for e-scooter

• commuter
• computer
• polluter
• recruiter
• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter
• shooter