cratur

cratur is the alternative form of creature.

cratur is the alternative spelling of craythur.

Meaning of creature

creature (plural creatures)

A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
- insects and other creatures
An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being.
- When it comes to this creature you have to unlearn everything you've ever learned about physiology. For example, when its appendages emerge to feed, they do so using incredible bursts of growth, quite unlike anything ever seen before […]2015 February 25, Nathan Kuzack, The Anguisher Creature, Nathan Kuzack
(derogatory, sometimes) A human.
- He's a creature of habit.
(uncommon) A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.
- Thoughts, my mindes creatures, often are with thee, / But I, their maker, want their libertie.1633, John Donne, Sapho to Philænis
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
- "You know what I advise," said Mrs. Smith. "Ask Miss Dunstable to advance the money on the same security which the duke holds. She will be as safe then as he is now. And if you can arrange that, stand for the county against him; perhaps you may be beaten."
  "I shouldn't have a chance."
  "But it would...1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage
Synonyms:

puppet

craythur (uncountable)

Whiskey.
- Now Tim had a sort o' the tipplin' way
  With a love of the liquor poor Tim was born
  And to help him on with his work each day1850 (approx.), Anonymous, Finnegan's Wake

plural	craturs

What is cratur the alternative form of?: Cratur is the alternative form of creature.

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