A scooter is a small light motorcycle which has a low seat.
2. countable noun
A scooter is a type of child's bicycle which has two wheels joined by a wooden board and a handle on a long pole attached to the front wheel. The child stands on the board with one foot, and uses the other foot to move forwards.
scooter in British English
(ˈskuːtə)
noun
1.
a child's vehicle consisting of a low footboard on wheels, steered by handlebars. It is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground
2. motor scooter
3. (in the US and Canada) another term for ice yacht
Derived forms
scooterist (ˈscooterist)
noun
scooter in American English
(ˈskutər)
noun
1.
a child's toy for riding on, consisting of a low, narrow footboard with a wheel or wheels at each end, and a raised handlebar for steering: it is moved by a series of pushes made by one foot against the ground
2.
motor scooter
3. US
a sailboat with runners, for use on water or ice
Word origin
< scoot
Examples of 'scooter' in a sentence
scooter
There should be new laws to ensure people use these scooters responsibly.
The Sun (2010)
This got me thinking about electric scooters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Is it a scooter or a motorcycle?
The Sun (2008)
They say cost would be the big reason for switching to a motor bike or scooter.
The Sun (2009)
He used a mobility scooter to get around.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Food will be delivered by bicycles and scooters.
The Sun (2016)
All those scooters can use up a fearful amount of petrol.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Maybe the electric scooter will evolve in future.
The Sun (2013)
He was scarred for life, suffers constant pain and has to use a mobility scooter.
The Sun (2009)
It has expanded its range to include stunt and adult scooters, balance bikes and accessories.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I earned enough to buy an old motor scooter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Mr Ford can no longer work and makes mordant jokes about his desire for a mobility scooter and sheltered housing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She unearths a picture taken of him two years before he left, tiny on the back of a wooden scooter.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
According to the company, it enables members to access a dream garage consisting of not just cars but of scooters, bicycles and vans.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
scooter
British English: scooter /ˈskuːtə/ NOUN
A scooter is a small lightweight motorcycle.
American English: scooter
Arabic: دَرَّاجَةٌ بُخَارِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: patinete
Chinese: 轻骑
Croatian: skuter
Czech: skútr
Danish: scooter
Dutch: scooter
European Spanish: motocicleta
Finnish: potkulauta
French: scooter
German: Roller
Greek: σκούτερ
Italian: scooter
Japanese: 片足スケート
Korean: 스쿠터
Norwegian: scooter
Polish: hulajnoga
European Portuguese: lambreta
Romanian: scuter
Russian: облегченный мотоцикл
Latin American Spanish: motocicleta
Swedish: skoter
Thai: รถของเด็กเล่นที่ใช้เท้าถีบ
Turkish: moped
Ukrainian: скутер
Vietnamese: xe đẩy hai bánh của trẻ con
All related terms of 'scooter'
e-scooter
a light, battery-powered scooter , ridden standing up
micro-scooter
a foldable lightweight aluminium foot-propelled scooter , used by both adults and children
motor scooter
a light motorcycle with small wheels and an enclosed engine
snow scooter
a small open powered vehicle mounted on skis for travelling on snow
self-balancing scooter
a narrow horizontal board with wheels at each end, on which a person may stand upright and move by leaning forwards
Chinese translation of 'scooter'
scooter
(ˈskuːtəʳ)
n(c)
(also motor scooter) 小型摩托车(車) (xiǎoxíng mótuōchē) (辆(輛), liàng)