skeeterEtymologyClipping of a variant pronunciation of mosquito. Compare tater, mater.nameA surname.A popular nickname for individuals with various different first names.nounA mosquito.“One day brought the rain and the rain stayed on And the swamp water overflowed. Skeeters and the fever grabbed the town like a fist Doctor Jackson was the first to go.”verbTo skitter.“The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me like a cork onto pavement.”