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skeeter

[skee-ter]

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noun Informal.

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Origin of skeeter

1850–55; by aphesis and respelling, with dial. substitution of -er for final -o

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Examples from the Web for skeeter

They reluctantly agree to share their stories with Skeeter and recruit other maids to rat out their employers, too.
Do I Have to Read The Help?|William Boot|January 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"This yere's the skeeter flats," imparted Microby, between slaps.
The Gold Girl|James B. Hendryx
“You bet it was when once Skeeter got his hooks into it,” muttered Frank.
The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp|Nell Speed
Jeff Hall, that feller held Skeeter in worse'n what you did yourself!
Cow-Country|B. M. Bower

Chick having uttered no sound, it was evident that Skeeter depended upon telepathy.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill|Alice Hegan Rice
The thought of Skeeter having to spend the morning in the schoolroom, made his own lot less hard.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill|Alice Hegan Rice

Word Origin and History for skeeter

skeeter

n.

colloquial shortening of mosquito, 1839, American English.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper