critternoun [ C ]
also crittur uk/ˈkrɪt.ər/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɚ/US not standarda creature
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General & informal words for animals
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- bug
- creepy-crawly
- domestic animal
- invertebrate
- man-eater
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- stray
- thing
- vermin
- vertebrata
Examples from literature
- He was the healthiest critter ever I see—and the laziest.
- Some savage critter, that bull.
- These critters are going to get away from me.
- They're awful curious critters, them antelopes is.
- What sort of critters are they?