scooter

 
Pronunciation: /ˈskuːtə/

noun

  • 1 (also motor scooter) a light two-wheeled open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine with their legs together and their feet resting on a floorboard.
  • [often with modifier] any small, light, vehicle able to travel quickly across water, ice, or snow: a snow scooter
  • 2a child’s toy consisting of a footboard mounted on two wheels and a long steering handle, propelled by resting one foot on the footboard and pushing the other against the ground.

verb

[no object]
  • travel or ride on a scooter: (as noun scootering) scootering is the most economical and practical form of transportation

Derivatives

scooterist

noun