scooter

Signification

Noun

1. A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
2. An electric version of the kick scooter.
3. A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
4. A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.
5. An ice scooter; a type of flat-bottomed, buoyant ice yacht used in the state of New York, equipped with runners for traveling over ice.
6. Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.
7. A scooter skirt (skort), especially when worn by girls as part of a school uniform.

Verb

To ride on a scooter.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/

Étymologie

From scoot + -er.