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 Infinite Machine Olto is a great electric scooter, one with an overall layout that echoes the classic Vespa. — ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

Flores and another person threw an electric scooter over the overpass railing onto the freeway below, authorities said. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

But, no, that was a complete and utter electric scooter demolition. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electric scooter

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