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# critter

noun (a critter, critters)

«critter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, mainly US) A critter is any creature or animal, especially a small one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#m1)
2. (informal) A critter can be a person, said in a joking or fond way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#m2)

### In the lessons

A friendly American word heard in cartoons, westerns and from farmers: «Some critter's been in the bins». In Canada and the US people speak of woodland critters like raccoons and skunks. It comes from «creature».

### Examples

- Some critter dug up the vegetable patch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#x1)
- The woods are full of little critters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#x2)
- Squirrels and chipmunks are cute critters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#x3)
- «You poor critter,» said the farmer to the lamb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#x4)
- We found a slimy critter under the rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#x5)
- The kids collected critters in jars and let them go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/#x6)

### Note

Informal; in school writing use «creature» or «animal». Plural: critters.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «critter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«critter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critter.html) on Mova free.