skeeter1
/ˈskiːtə
/noun informal, chiefly North American & Australian
A mosquito.Surely a ‘mosquito ‘20 times the size of your average skeeter inflicts a proportionately nastier bite, right?’...
- While not a single caribou is anywhere to be seen, the skeeters are everywhere.
- Once in close range, the skeeter makes a final selection by the moistness of its entrée - the sweatiest camper is most likely to get bitten.
Origin
Mid 19th century: shortened form, representing a casual pronunciation.
Rhymes
skeeter2
verb
Variant spelling of skitter.