Scooter may refer to:

Vehicles

Ground

Human or gravity powered

Eccentric-hub scooter An eccentric-hub scooter is a two-wheeled human powered vehicle with an off centered hub on the large rear wheel. The scooter is powered by the rider making a bouncing motion on the platform. Description An eccentric-hub scooter is a vehicle sim ...

, propelled by a standing rider making a bouncing motion *

Kick scooter A kick scooter (also referred to as a push-scooter or scooter) is a human-powered street vehicle with a handlebar, deck, and wheels propelled by a rider pushing off the ground with their leg. Today the most common scooters are made of aluminum, ...

, propelled by a standing rider pushing off the ground *

Knee scooter A knee scooter or knee walker is a two, three or four-wheeled alternative to crutches or a traditional walker as an ambulation aid. It is known by many other names, such as knee coaster, knee cruiser, knee caddy, orthopaedic scooter, or leg w ...

, a mobility device used as an alternative to the traditional crutch

Motorized land vehicles

Scooter (motorcycle) A scooter (motor scooter) is a motorcycle with an underbone or step-through frame, a seat, and a platform for the rider's feet, emphasizing comfort and fuel economy. Elements of scooter design were present in some of the earliest motorcycles ...

, a motorcycle with a step-through frame and a platform for the rider's feet, ridden seated *

Mobility scooter A mobility scooter is an electric vehicle and mobility aid mostly auxiliary to a power wheelchair but configured like a motorscooter. When motorized they are commonly referred to as a power-operated vehicle/scooter, or electric scooter. Non-mot ...

, a wheelchair with a motor *

Motorized scooter A motorized scooter is a stand-up scooter powered by either a small utility internal combustion engine or a small electric hub motor in its front and/or rear wheel. Classified as a form of micro-mobility, they are generally designed with a lar ...

, a powered vehicle similar in shape to a kick scooter, ridden standing up *

Self-balancing scooter A self-balancing scooter (also hoverboard, self-balancing board, segway or electric scooter board) is a self-balancing personal transporter consisting of two motorized wheels connected to a pair of articulated pads on which the rider places their ...

, a compact self-balancing dicycle with electric motor, ridden standing up

Air

* "Scooter", one of the nicknames for the

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed a ...

, a ground-attack aircraft *

Ace Scooter The Ace Scooter is an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction. Design and development The Ace Scooter is a single place, strut-braced, high wing aircraft with conventional landing gear, which is steel. The tractor eng ...

, an American aircraft that was designed for homebuilt construction * Air scooter, a theoretical ultralight helicopter designed by the

AirScooter Corporation AirScooter Corporation (), is a defunct American aircraft manufacturer that was based in Henderson, Nevada. It designed and intended to manufacture an ultralight helicopter, with a coaxial rotor configuration. The company was founded in early 20 ...

Sopwith Scooter The Sopwith Swallow was a British parasol wing fighter aircraft of the First World War. A single example was built, but it saw no production, offering no performance advantages over contemporary biplanes. Design and development In June 1918, ...

, an unarmed parasol monoplane derivative of the Sopwith Camel * SCOOTER, the callsign for the airline

Scoot Scoot Pte Ltd, operating as Scoot, is a Singaporean low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. It began its operations on 4 June 2012 on medium and long-haul routes from Singapore, predominantly to various airports t ...

Water

* Bay scooter or ice scooter, a vehicle for quick travel across water, ice or snow *

Diving scooter A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV), also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle, sea scooter, underwater scooter, or swimmer delivery vehicle (SDV) by armed forces, is an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase range under ...

, an item of diving equipment used by scuba and rebreather divers to increase range underwater * Water scooter, a recreational watercraft

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Scooter (Borderlands) ''Borderlands'' is an action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game franchise set in a space Western science fiction setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games for multiple platforms. The series c ...

, a mechanic and the caretaker of the Catch-A-Ride system on Pandora * Scooter (''Coronation Street''), Hiren "Scooter" Makuna, a boyfriend of Sarah-Louise Platt * Scooter (''Gobots''), a fictional character in the Gobots toyline who transformed into a motor scooter, and was the Guardians’ resident inventor * Scooter (''How I Met Your Mother'' character), Lily Aldrin's old high-school boyfriend *

Scooter (Muppet) Scooter is a Muppet character known for being the backstage stage manager, utility stage crew member, and general all-around "gofer" on ''The Muppet Show.'' He was originally performed by Richard Hunt until his death in 1992, and is currently p ...

, the Muppets' backstage stage manager, utility stage crew member, and general all-around "gofer" * Scooter (''SpongeBob SquarePants''), a purple fish who enjoys surfing *

Scooter (talking baseball) Scooter was an animated character used by Fox Sports during Major League Baseball games. The character, a baseball with human facial characteristics, is voiced by Tom Kenny (best known for his work as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants) and was des ...

, an animated character used by Fox Sports during Major League Baseball games to explain different types of pitches with the education of children in mind * Scooter, the protagonist of ''

Swing with Scooter ''Swing with Scooter'' is a DC Comics teen-humor American comic book published from 1966 to 1972. It starred a British teenage musician nicknamed Scooter who lived in the US. Publication history ''Swing with Scooter'' was published by DC Comics for ...

'', a DC Comics comic book published in the late 1960s *

J.D. (Scrubs) John Michael "J.D." Dorian, Doctor of Medicine, M.D., is a fictional character and protagonist of the American comedy-drama television series ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs''. Portrayed by Zach Braff, J.D acts as the narrator and main character ...

, nicknamed Scooter, the character Jonathan Michael "J.D." Dorian * Scooter, a clumsy boy by Lucas Grabeel in Disney's 2008 film ''

College Road Trip ''College Road Trip'' is a 2008 American family comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and starring Martin Lawrence, Kym Whitley, Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, Margo Harshman, and Donny Osmond. The film centers on college-bound teen Melanie Porter (R ...

'' * Scooter McNutty, a squirrel from ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorp ...

'' * Scooter Carrot, a Scottish carrot from

VeggieTales ''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, computer generated musical children's animation, and book franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series sees fruit and vegetable characters retelling ...

Music

Scooter (Belgian band) Scooter was a Belgian pop band from Antwerp, that started in 1979 as Scooter on the Road. In 1981, they released the singles "Tattoo Turkey" and "Peppermint Girl". Due to guitarist Jan Fraeyman suffering from terminal illness he was replaced ...

, a pop group *

Scooter (band) Scooter is a German happy hardcore, 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 successful Ge ...

, 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 actor, author, retired professional wrestler, and color commentator. He is currently signed to WWE under the company's Legends program, acting as a company ambassador. Foley worked for m ...

* '' Scooter: Secret Agent'', a children's television program named after the title character

Science

Scooter (bird) The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus ''Melanitta''. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far north of Europe, Asia, and North America, and winter farther south in temperate zones of ...

, the scoter, a groups of stocky seaducks in the genus ''Melanitta'' * Water scooters, Gerridae a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera * The Scooter (Neptune), a storm on Neptune

People

* Scooter (nickname) *

Young Scooter Kenneth Edward Bailey (born March 28, 1986), better known by his stage name Young Scooter, is an American rapper who is affiliated with Freebandz and 1017 Brick Squad Records and CEO of his own label Black Migo Gang. Scooter grew to prominence ...

, stage name of American rapper Edward Bailey (born 1986)

Other uses

* Scooter (skirt), a pair of shorts with a fabric panel resembling a skirt covering the front * Scooter pie, a confection which consists of two round graham cracker cookies, with marshmallow filling in the center, dipped in a flavored coating