critter

or crit·tur

[ krit-er ]

/ ˈkrɪt ər /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR critter ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Dialect.

a domesticated animal.

any creature.

Nearby words

Origin of critter

variant of creature

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for critter

I hain't got a critter that won't come up by its name an' lick my hand.
Glimpses of Three Coasts|Helen Hunt Jackson
The critter really seemed tu have took a notion tu you, and marm.
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,|Ann S. Stephens
Tall, spindlin' critter, sails cook for Zoeth and me at the house down home.
Mary-'Gusta|Joseph C. Lincoln
To see the critter's face when he lifts the latch, to let me in—he can just reach it, and very proud he is to be so tall.
Contraband|G. J. Whyte-Melville

I raly thought the critter would a jumped out of her skin she was so awful mad.
Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,|Ann S. Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for critter

critter

/ (ˈkrɪtə) /

noun

US and Canadian a dialect word for creature

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for critter

critter

1815, dialectal or humorous pronunciation of creature.

critter

or crit·tur

noun Dialect.

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of critter

Examples from the Web for critter

British Dictionary definitions for critter

critter

noun

Word Origin and History for critter

critter