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scooter

Syllabification: (scoot·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈsko͞otər/
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Definition of scooter

noun

  • 1 (also motor scooter) a light two-wheeled open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine with legs together and feet resting on a floorboard.
  • [often with modifier] any small, light, vehicle able to travel quickly across water, ice, or snow.
  • 2a vehicle typically ridden as a recreation, 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.

Derivatives

scooterist

Pronunciation: /-ist/
noun

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