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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Alarm bells are sounding in Chicago as another family lays a child to rest after an electric scooter collision. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Domingo Ocampo, 60, of Park City, had been riding his electric scooter north on the shoulder of Route 41 while the pickup truck, which was pulling a trailer, was also traveling north on the highway, according to the Lake County Coroner's office. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for electric scooter

Word History

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 16 Aug. 2026.

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