an animal, esp. a nonhuman

the creatures of the woods and fields; a creature from outer space.

anything created, whether animate or inanimate.

person; human being

She is a charming creature. The driver of a bus is sometimes an irritable creature.

an animate being.

a person whose position or fortune is owed to someone or something and who continues under the control or influence of that person or thing

The cardinal was a creature of Louis XI.

Scot. and Older U.S. Use . intoxicating liquor, esp. whiskey (usually prec. by the )

He drinks a bit of the creature before bedtime.

noun

abstract , inanimate

noun

animal , body , brute , creation , critter , fellow , individual , living being , living thing , lower animal , man , mortal , party , person , personage , quadruped , soul , varmint , woman , being , homo , human , life , alien , beast , giant , gnome , gremlin , mammal , mermaid , monster , ogre , thing , tool , troll