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skee·ter

 (skē′tər)
n. Chiefly Southern US
See mosquito. See Note at tater.

[Shortening and alteration of mosquito.]
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skee•ter

(ˈski tər)

n.
Informal. mosquito.
[1850–55; by aphesis and resp., with dial. substitution of -er for final -o]
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Translations
References in classic literature ?
"Law, Miss Feely whip!--wouldn't kill a skeeter, her whippins.
You have to smash 'em to make 'em behave; and it's the same way with 'skeeters. Do you have 'skeeters in Oz?"
The last time I wrote a letter to the editor to a gun magazine was after I couldn't stop laughing at one of Skeeter Skelton's "Me and Joe" stories.
Well, Skeeter Skelton can't let either one of them get away with this and says, "For hunting there's nothing better than the old Ruger Flat-Top 7-1/2" .44 Magnum, however for go-anywhere, do-anything, everyday packin', I'll take a 5" S&W .357 Magnum."
He enjoyed campfires, playing the harmonica and singing (There's a Skeeter on My Peter) with family and friends.
Our special memory of my parent's relationship was watching them dance along to Skeeter Davis on the gramophone.
3 BEDTIME STORIES Tuesday, BBC2, 2pm HANDYMAN Skeeter (Adam Sandler, right) is a friend to one and all, including his divorced sister Wendy (Courtney Cox) who needs to leave town for a few days and asks her brother to help look after her kids.
4 BEDTIME STORIES Tuesday, BBC2, 2pm HANDYMAN Skeeter (Adam Sandler, left) is a friend to one and all, including his divorced sister Wendy (Courteney Cox) who needs to leave town for a few days and asks her brother to help look after her kids.
The Help (2011) (BBC Two, 11.05pm) Eugenia 'Skeeter' Phelan (Emma Stone) returns home to Jackson after graduating from university with dreams of becoming a writer.
Translated from French by Skeeter Grant and Francoise Mouly, "Adele in Sand Land" is part of a collection of children's books written by the author for his daughter, who was named Adele.