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

Examples of electric scooter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to Reuters, the K-pop superstar was fined 15 million won ($11,500) by a South Korean court for driving an electric scooter while intoxicated after previously having his license suspended over the incident. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024 Yet, while some trends are still nascent, others show no sign of fading: the alley of high-tech water toy gadgets, from submersibles to electric scooters and inflatables, was as buoyant as ever—even in the rain. —

Chrissie McClatchie, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Food delivery platforms, jewelry companies — and even a electric scooter manufacturer. —

Charmaine Jacob, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024 Demand for e-bikes and electric scooters does not look like it is set to tick downwards anytime soon. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for electric scooter

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

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 5 Nov. 2024.

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