critter

crit·ter

noun \ˈkri-tər\

Definition of CRITTER

: creature 1

Examples of CRITTER

1. The woods are filled with skunks, raccoons, and other critters.
2. <she's so fond of every kind of critter that she ought to be a veterinarian>

Origin of CRITTER

by alteration

First Known Use: 1815

Related to CRITTER

Synonyms: beast, beastie, brute, creature, animal

Related Words: blastie [Scottish], varmint, vermin; biped, quadruped; carnivore, herbivore, insectivore; invertebrate, vertebrate; domestic animal, pet; feral; livestock, stock

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Rhymes with CRITTER

bitter, chitter, fitter, flitter, fritter, glitter, hitter, jitter, knitter, litter, quitter, quittor, sitter, skitter, slitter, spitter, titter, twitter