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critter
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crit·ter

noun \ˈkri-tər\

Definition of CRITTER

: creature 1
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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

Rhymes with CRITTER

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

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