Definition of "critter" [crit•ter]

• Informal A living creature. (noun)
• Informal A domestic animal, especially a cow, horse, or mule. (noun)
• Informal A person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And if your critter is only doing a conference call? nt djemi"
• "If a complex tribolite gets killed by a natural disaster, does that mean the critter is less fit?"
• "Almost always, when a critter is struck there and the bullet does its job, the beast goes down right away or within a few steps."