motor scooter

noun

plural motor scooters
: a 2- or 3-wheeled motorized vehicle that has a low seat and a bottom platform for resting the feet

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After Coppola cruised up with his Lambretta motor scooter, Redford hopped on the back, and the pair set off on the windy, winding road from Malibu to Topanga Canyon, where the movie was being shot. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025 There were few cars — mostly just workers in bamboo hats on foot or on bikes, with the occasional motor scooter zipping along. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025 In Cleveland, Francona’s preferred mode of transit was a motor scooter. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 26 July 2025 Taking advantage of these not-particularly-sophisticated tools, however, requires one more change that may be trickier: registering e-bikes, motor scooters, and their drivers. Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for motor scooter

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motor scooter was in 1919

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“Motor scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20scooter. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

motor scooter

noun
: a motorized vehicle with two or three wheels like a child's scooter but having a seat
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