Scooter may refer to:
Vehicles
Ground
Human or gravity powered
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Eccentric-hub scooter, propelled by a standing rider making a bouncing motion
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Kick scooter
A kick scooter (also referred to as a push-scooter or scooter) is a Human-powered land vehicle, human-powered street vehicle with a mwod:handlebar#:~:text=: a straight or bent bar,usually used in plural, handlebar, deck, and wheels propelled by ...
, propelled by a standing rider pushing off the ground
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Knee scooter, a mobility device used as an alternative to the traditional crutch
Motorized land vehicles
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Scooter (motorcycle)
A scooter (motor scooter) is a motorcycle with an underbone or step-through frame, a seat, a transmission that shifts without the operator having to operate a clutch lever, a platform for their feet, and with a method of operation that emphas ...
, a motorcycle with a step-through frame, a seat, and a platform for the rider's feet
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Mobility scooter
A mobility scooter is an electric personal transporter used as mobility aid for people with physical impairment, mostly auxiliary to a powered wheelchair but configured like a motorscooter. When motorized they function as micromobility de ...
, an electric mobility aid with more than two wheels
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Motorized scooter
A motorized scooter is a stand-up Kick scooter, scooter powered by either a small internal combustion engine or electric Wheel hub motor, hub motor in its front and/or rear wheel. Classified as a form of micromobility, they are generally designed ...
, a powered vehicle similar to a kick scooter, ridden standing up
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Self-balancing scooter
A self-balancing scooter (also hoverboard, self-balancing board, electric scooter board, or swegway) is a self-balancing personal transporter consisting of two motorized wheels connected to a pair of articulated pads on which the rider places the ...
, a dicycle with an electric motor, ridden standing up
Air
* "Scooter", a nickname for the
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, and later, McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D und ...
ground-attack aircraft
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Ace Scooter, an American aircraft designed for homebuilt construction
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AirScooter, a proposed ultralight helicopter design from the early 2000s
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Sopwith Scooter, an unarmed parasol monoplane
* SCOOTER, callsign for the airline
Scoot
Scoot Pte Ltd, operating as Scoot, is a low-cost airline based in Singapore and a subsidiary of the country's flag carrier Singapore Airlines. It began its operations on 4 June 2012 on medium and long-haul routes from Singapore, predominantly t ...
Water
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Bay scooter or ice scooter, a vehicle for quick travel across water, ice or snow
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Diving scooter, an underwater vehicle for divers
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Water scooter, a recreational watercraft
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
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Scooter (''Borderlands''), a mechanic in the video game series
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Scooter (''Coronation Street''), a boyfriend of Sarah Platt
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Scooter (''Gobots''), the Guardians' resident inventor in the toyline
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Scooter (''How I Met Your Mother'' character), Lily's high-school boyfriend
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Scooter (Muppet), the stage manager of the in-universe ''Muppet Show''
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Scooter (''SpongeBob SquarePants''), a purple fish who enjoys surfing
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Scooter (talking baseball), an animated character used in Fox Sports broadcasts
* Scooter, the protagonist of ''
Swing with Scooter'', a DC comic book published in the late 1960s
* Scooter, a nickname for
J. D., the main protagonist of the TV series ''Scrubs''
* Scooter, a character in Disney's 2008 film ''
College Road Trip''
* Scooter McNutty, a squirrel from ''
Barney & Friends
''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...
''
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Scooter (''VeggieTales''), a carrot in the Christian children's media franchise
Music
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Scooter (Belgian band), a pop group
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Scooter (band)
Scooter is a German happy hardcore, Rave music, rave and techno music band founded in Hamburg in 1993. To date, the band has sold over 30 million records and earned over 80 Gold and Platinum awards. Scooter is considered the most commercially s ...
, a German dance and trance group
Other uses in arts and entertainment
* ''Scooter'', a novel by
Mick Foley
Michael Francis Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler and author. He is signed to WWE, under a Legends contract while also serving as an ambassador.
Foley worked for many wrestling promotions, including the W ...
* ''
Scooter: Secret Agent'', a children's television program named after the title character
Science
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Scooter (bird), or scoter, a genus of seaducks
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Water scooters (Gerridae), a family of waterbugs
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The Scooter (Neptune), a storm on the planet Neptune
People
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Scooter (nickname)
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Young Scooter
Kenneth Edward Rashad Bailey (March 28, 1986 – March 28, 2025), better known by his stage name Young Scooter, was an American rapper. He was one of the first acts to sign with fellow Atlanta rapper Future (rapper), Future's record label, Free ...
, stage name of American rapper Edward Bailey (born 1986)
Other uses
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Scooter (skirt), a pair of shorts resembling a skirt
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Scooter pie, a marshmallow-filled cookie sandwich with a flavored coating
See also
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List of motor scooter manufacturers and brands
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Scooter Girl (disambiguation)
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Scooterboy, one of several scooter-related subcultures
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Scootering (disambiguation)
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