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

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Since January 2024, 22 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in collisions, along with two electric scooter riders. — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 In the messages, Williams sent photos to the child of his genitalia and asked the boy to show photos of his private parts in exchange for an electric scooter, Miami police detectives said in their report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025 Three Russian soldiers race down a cratered road on electric scooters, the video shows, while others speed across muddy fields on all-terrain vehicles. — Marc Santora, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 That meant a device different from an electric scooter or wheelchair—a lightweight, small, fast mobility electric scooter able to easily fit and be transported in a vehicle. — Anne Field, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for electric scooter

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electric scooter was in 1920

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“Electric scooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20scooter. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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