creature

noun

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

   Synonyms

   • animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna

   Less specific

   • organism, being

   More specific

   • pest, critter, creepy-crawly, darter, peeper, homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm, poikilotherm, ectotherm, range animal, varmint, varment, scavenger, work animal (more) , domestic animal, domesticated animal, feeder, migrator, molter, moulter, pet, stayer, stunt, marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature, female, male, adult, young, offspring, thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood, giant, survivor, mutant, herbivore, insectivore, acrodont, pleurodont, zooplankton, embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg, chordate, invertebrate, metazoan, omnivore, predator, predatory animal, prey, quarry, game, hexapod, biped, larva, racer, fictional animal, captive, mate

   Parts

   • head, caput, face

   Made of

   • animal tissue

   Member of

   • Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom

2. a human being; `wight’ is an archaic term

   Synonyms

   • wight

   Less specific

   • person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

   Synonyms

   • tool, puppet

   Less specific

   • slave