critter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɹɪtɚ/ (General-American)
- krĭtʹər (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.
Meanings
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(Australia, US, endearing, usually) A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
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(US) A small locomotive used in an industrial setting.
One of the biggest challenges facing a railfan photographer is the correct identification of one manufacturer's "critter" locomotive from that of another competing builder.
2025 March 7 (last accessed), R. Craig Rutherford, The Diesel Shop:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| critters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
salescritter · crittercam · spokescritter · gendercritter · crotch critter · crispy critter · critterproof · congresscritter · fearsome critter · werecritter
Translations (23)
ru зверёк (a creature) · fi luontokappale (a creature) · fr bestiole (a creature) · it animaletto (a creature) · de Kreatur (a creature) · it bestiola (a creature) · ro creatură (a creature) · sv kreatur (a creature) · pl futrzak (a creature) · ru зверушка (a creature) · es críter (a creature) · es animalito (a creature) · cs stvoření (a creature) · cs tvor (a creature) · de Tier (a creature) · pl stworzonko (a creature) · ru зверюшка (a creature) · pt criatura (a creature) · fr bébête (a creature) · es bichito (a creature) · cs zvířátko (a creature) · cs brebera (a creature) · ro vietate (a creature)