scooter

B2
US /ˈskuːtɝ/ UK /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/
noun verb Freq #8223

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A scooter skirt (skort), especially when worn by girls as part of a school uniform.

    Bow Pocket Scooter […] Pull-on twill scooter with three-pleat front, […]

  2. 2
    verb

    To ride on a scooter.

    But execs at parent company Piaggio noticed something odd as they scootered back and forth to their Manhattan offices […]

  3. 3
    noun

    large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

  4. 4
    noun

    a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame

  5. 5
    noun

    a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel

  6. 6
    noun

    child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot

  7. 7
    noun

    a motorboat resembling a motor scooter

  8. 8
    noun

    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.

Etymology

From scoot + -er.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 verb · to ride on a scooter. scoot
3 noun · large black diving duck of... scoter
4 noun · a sailing vessel with... ice yachticeboat
5 noun · a wheeled vehicle with... motor scooter
7 noun · a motorboat resembling a... sea scooterwater scooter
Word family
Derived forms maxiscooterscooterboyscootererscooteringscooterist
Related forms moped

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