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creature

crea·ture

UK/ˈkɹiː.tʃə/ US/ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯.tʃə/ common

noun

1.
2.

a human being

  • “wight”
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3.

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

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English creature (“a created thing”), borrowed via Old French creature, from Late Latin creātūra, from creō. By surface analysis, create + -ure. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.

Phrases

  • a little of the creature
  • autism creature
  • creature comfort
  • creature feature
  • creature of habit
  • creature of statute
  • creature of the night
  • diaper creature

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