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scooter

name · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːtə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S K UW1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male nickname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An electric version of the kick scooter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: e-scooter, motorized scooter

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled or elderly people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Synonym of diver propulsion vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: diving, government, hobbies, lifestyle, military, nautical, politics, sports, transport, underwater-diving, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water scooter, DPV, diver propulsion vehicle

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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10

verb

Meaning 10

To ride on a scooter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scoot

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scoter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sea duck

Narrower terms: common scoter, Melanitta nigra

12

noun

Meaning 12

a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: iceboat, ice yacht

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vessel, watercraft

13

noun

Meaning 13

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: motor scooter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wheeled vehicle

14

noun

Meaning 14

child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wheeled vehicle

15

noun

Meaning 15

a motorboat resembling a motor scooter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: water scooter, sea scooter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motorboat, powerboat

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoot Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English scooter From scoot + -er.

Across languages

Translations

175 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: skuter — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Albanian: monopatinë — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Armenian: ինքնագլոր (inkʻnaglor) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Azerbaijani: samokat — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Azerbaijani: skuter — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Azerbaijani: اسکوتر (isküter) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Belarusian: самака́т (samakát) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Bulgarian: тротине́тка (trotinétka) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Catalan: patinet — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑板車 /滑板车 (huábǎnchē) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滑行車 /滑行车 (huáxíngchē) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Czech: koloběžka — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Danish: løbehjul — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Dutch: step — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Esperanto: skutilo — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Estonian: tõukeratas — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Estonian: tõukekas — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Estonian: tõuks — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Faroese: rennihjól — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Finnish: potkulauta — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Finnish: potkis — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Finnish: scootti — foot-propelled vehicle
  • French: trottinette — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Galician: patinete — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Georgian: თვითგორია (tvitgoria) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Georgian: თვითმგორავი (tvitmgoravi) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • German: Tretroller — foot-propelled vehicle
  • German: Trittroller — foot-propelled vehicle
  • German: Trottinett — foot-propelled vehicle
  • German: Trottinett — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Greek: πατίνι (patíni) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Hebrew: קוֹרְקִינֵט (korkínet) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Hungarian: roller — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Icelandic: hlaupahjól — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Italian: monopattino — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Japanese: キックスケーター (kikkusukētā) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Japanese: スクーター (sukūtā) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Japanese: キックボード (kikku bōdo) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Korean: 킥 스쿠터 (kik seukuteo) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Korean: 스쿠터 (seukuteo) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Korean: 킥보드 (kikbodeu) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Kyrgyz: өзтепме (öztepme) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Lao: ລໍ້ແລ່ນ (lǭ lǣn) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Latvian: skrejritenis — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Lithuanian: paspirtukas — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Macedonian: тротине́т (trotinét) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Malay: skuter — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Māori: kutarere — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Mongolian: скутер (skuter) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Mongolian: суроон (suroon) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sparkesykkel — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sparksykkel — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sparkesykkel — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Polish: hulajnoga — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Portuguese: patinete — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Portuguese: trotineta — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Romanian: trotinetă — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Russian: самока́т (samokát) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Serbo-Croatian: тротѝнет — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Serbo-Croatian: trotìnet — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Slovak: kolobežka — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Spanish: patineta — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Spanish: patín del diablo — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Spanish: patinete — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Swedish: sparkcykel — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Turkish: trotinet — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Ukrainian: самока́т (samokát) — foot-propelled vehicle
  • Catalan: patinet elèctric — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Dutch: elektrische step — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Dutch: e-step — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Finnish: sähköpotkulauta — electric version of the kick scooter
  • French: trottinette électrique — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Galician: patinete eléctrico — electric version of the kick scooter
  • German: Elektrotretroller — electric version of the kick scooter
  • German: E-Tretroller — electric version of the kick scooter
  • German: E-Roller — electric version of the kick scooter
  • German: E-Scooter — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Hungarian: villanyroller — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Hungarian: elektromos roller — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Italian: monopattino elettrico — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elsparkesykkel — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Polish: hulajnoga elektryczna — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Portuguese: patinete elétrico — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Romanian: trotinetă electrică — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Spanish: patinete eléctrico — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Swedish: vespa — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Swedish: scooter — electric version of the kick scooter
  • Arabic: سْكُوتَر (skūtar) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Arabic: بِسْكِلِيتَّة (biskilitta) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Armenian: մոտոռոլլեր (motoṙoller) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Armenian: սկուտեր (skuter) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Belarusian: мотаро́лер (motaróljer) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Belarusian: ску́тэр (skúter) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Bengali: স্কুটার (skuṭar) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Bulgarian: мопед (moped) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Catalan: escúter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 速克達 /速克达 (sùkèdá) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機車 /机车 (jīchē) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Czech: skútr — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Danish: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Dutch: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Esperanto: skotero — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Estonian: motoroller — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Estonian: skuuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Finnish: skootteri — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • French: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Georgian: მოტოროლერი (moṭoroleri) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Georgian: სკუტერი (sḳuṭeri) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • German: Motorroller — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Greek: μοτοποδήλατο (motopodílato) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Greek: σκούτερ (skoúter) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Hebrew: קַטְנוֹעַ (katnóa) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Hebrew: טוּסְטוּס (tústus) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Hindi: स्कूटर (skūṭar) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Hungarian: robogó — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Hungarian: motoroller — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Icelandic: vespa — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Indonesian: skuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Irish: scútar — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Italian: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Japanese: スクーター (sukūtā) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Kazakh: мотороллер (motoroller) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Khmer: ម៉ូតូ (moutou) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Korean: 스쿠터 (seukuteo) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Lao: ລົດຈັກ (lot chak) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Latvian: motorollers — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Lingala: mobilette — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Lithuanian: motoroleris — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Macedonian: скутер (skuter) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Malay: skuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Malayalam: സ്കൂട്ടർ (skūṭṭaṟ) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Polish: skuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Portuguese: motoneta — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Portuguese: lambreta — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Romanian: scuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Russian: моторо́ллер (motoróller) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Russian: ску́тер (skútɛr) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Serbo-Croatian: ску̏тер — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Serbo-Croatian: skȕter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Slovak: skúter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Slovene: skuter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Slovene: vespa — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Spanish: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Spanish: motoneta — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Spanish: vespa — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Spanish: escúter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Swedish: moped — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Swedish: skoter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Thai: สกู๊ตเตอร์ (sà-gúut-dtə̂ə) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Turkish: scooter — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Ukrainian: моторо́лер (motoróler) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Ukrainian: ску́тер (skúter) — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Vietnamese: xe xcutơ — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Vietnamese: xe tay ga — type of motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame — see also motor scooter
  • Belarusian: інвалі́дная каля́ска (invalídnaja kaljáska) — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Bulgarian: инвали́дна коли́чка (invalídna kolíčka) — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Dutch: scootmobiel — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Finnish: sähköskootteri — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Hebrew: קַלְנוֹעִית (kalno'ít) — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Japanese: シニアカー (shinia kā) — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Polish: skuterek — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Russian: инвали́дная коля́ска (invalídnaja koljáska) — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Spanish: escúter — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Spanish: vespa — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Ukrainian: інвалі́дна коля́ска (invalídna koljáska) — electric scooter for disabled — see also mobility scooter
  • Finnish: ajaa skootterilla — to ride on a scooter
  • Hungarian: rollerezik — to ride on a scooter
  • Hungarian: gurul — to ride on a scooter
  • Hungarian: robog — to ride on a scooter
  • Polish: jeździć na skuterze — to ride on a scooter
  • Spanish: montar patinete — to ride on a scooter
Real reading context

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