scooterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From scoot +‎ -er.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/
• 韻: -uːtə(ɹ)

名詞

scooter (plural scooters)

1. 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.
2. An electric version of the kick scooter.

   Synonyms: e-scooter, motorized scooter

3. A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
4. A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled or elderly people.
5. 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.
6. (nautical, underwater diving, military) Synonym of diver propulsion vehicle.

   Synonyms: water scooter, DPV

7. Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.
8. A scooter skirt (skort), especially when worn by girls as part of a school uniform.
   • 2017, Classroom Uniforms Catalog 2017‎, page 6:

     Bow Pocket Scooter […] Pull-on twill scooter with three-pleat front, […]

   • 2021, French Toast Catalog 2022‎, page 10:

     With thoughtful details like shorts hidden under scooters, wrinkle-resistant, moisture-wicking fabrics, power knees and strength, stretch, and adjustability exactly where growing kids need it most, […]

派生語

派生した語

• → Bengali: স্কুটার (skuṭar)
• → Catalan: escúter
• → Czech: skútr
• → Danish: scooter
• → Dutch: scooter
• → Finnish: skootteri
• → French: scooter
• → German: Scooter
• → Italian: scooter
• → Japanese: スクーター (sukūtā)
• → Korean: 스쿠터 (seukuteo)
• → Malay: skuter
• → Norwegian Bokmål: scooter
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: scooter
• → Polish: skuter
• → Portuguese: scooter
• → Romanian: scuter
• → Spanish: escúter; scooter
• → Swedish: skoter

参考

• moped

動詞

scooter (third-person singular simple present scooters, present participle scootering, simple past and past participle scootered)

1. (intransitive) To ride on a scooter.

   Synonym: scoot

   • 2005 October 24, “Love Those Boomers”, in Business Week‎:

     But execs at parent company Piaggio noticed something odd as they scootered back and forth to their Manhattan offices […]

派生語

• scootering

アナグラム

• Cooters, cooters