Noun: creature kree-chu(r)
- A person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
"He was just a creature of the corrupt political machine";
- tool, puppet
- Any non-human animal, esp. a land-living mammal
"The national park has a variety of fearsome creatures";
- animal, beast, brute
- [archaic] A living being
"The forest was home to many strange creatures";
- wight [archaic]
Derived forms: creatures
Type of: being, organism, slave
Encyclopedia: Creature