Skimmers meaning : A device that skims. A person who skims. Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight. Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops. A ballet flat shoe. Any of the dragonflies in the genus Libellulidae. A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner. A surface ship. A small, fast-moving spacecraft.