electric scooter

noun

plural electric scooters

: a scooter propelled by an electric motor

The portable electric scooter is designed for adults and can travel 20 miles on one charge.

—Terry Gardner

Electric scooters, which can be rented on an app, have become the latest entrant in the burgeoning urban hipster transportation market.

—Ryan Teague Beckwith

called also e-scooter

Examples of electric scooter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But her primary mode of transportation is an electric scooter. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

The man was riding a standup electric scooter north on Brickell Avenue near Southeast Seventh Street when the Mercedes pulled up to him, and the passengers began peppering him with pellets, according to a Miami police arrest report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Make the journey of going to class easier with an electric scooter. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Alarm bells are sounding in Chicago as another family lays a child to rest after an electric scooter collision. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electric scooter

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