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 suspect frequently used an electric scooter as his getaway vehicle, Hernandez said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

Cautillo was also carrying a disconnected lithium battery, an electric towel warmer that had wires sticking out of it, and an electric scooter with a bad sticking out of it, the statement said. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

While conducting surveillance, McCurnin spotted a man riding an electric scooter who matched the suspect’s description. — Velvet Wu july 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

The new restrictions will not apply to electric bicycles, or e-bikes, or to electric scooters that can’t exceed 20 mph. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electric scooter

• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• commuter
• computer
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• recruiter
• neuter
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• router
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• suitor