Meaning & use
critter
An informal word for an animal or creature, especially a small or wild one.
See it in a sentence
A tiny critter scurried under the porch when the door creaked open.
The farmer joked that raccoons were the sneakiest critters on his land.
A note on using this word
"Critter" is casual and often affectionate, common in rural or informal American English rather than formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
creatureanimal
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