The difference between Moped and Scooter

When used as nouns, moped means a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit, whereas scooter means a motorscooter.


Moped is also adjective with the meaning: melancholic, dejected.

Scooter is also verb with the meaning: to ride on a scooter.

check bellow for the other definitions of Moped and Scooter

  1. Moped as a verb:

  1. Moped as an adjective:

    Melancholic, dejected.

  1. Moped as a noun:

    A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

  1. Scooter as a noun:

    A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

  2. Scooter as a noun:

    A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.

  3. Scooter as a noun:

    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.

  4. Scooter as a noun:

    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.

  5. Scooter as a noun:

    Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.

  1. Scooter as a verb:

    To ride on a scooter.

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