creature
noun
[ ˈkriːtʃə ]
• an animal, as distinct from a human being.
• "night sounds of birds and other creatures"
Similar:
animal,
beast,
brute,
living thing,
living entity,
living soul,
soul,
mortal,
being,
life form,
organism,
critter,
• a person or organization considered to be under the complete control of another.
• "the village teacher was expected to be the creature of his employer"
Similar:
minion,
lackey,
flunkey,
hireling,
subordinate,
servant,
retainer,
vassal,
puppet,
pawn,
tool,
instrument,
cat's paw,
dupe,
stooge,
sucker,
yes-man,
poodle,
dogsbody,
skivvy,
gofer,
• anything living or existing.
• "dress, jewels, and other transitory creatures"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘something created’): via Old French from late Latin creatura, from the verb creare (see create).
