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

The promotion covers five of the company's electric scooters, with models aimed at everything from straightforward everyday transportation to higher-performance dual-motor riding. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

An argument after two men on electric scooters crashed into each other led to a fatal shooting Sunday evening, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

While the incident was being investigated, deputies said that it was learned the victim and shooter were traveling on electric scooters and crashed at the intersection. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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