1. (

• animal ,
• animate_being ,
• beast ,
• brute ,
• creature ,
• fauna

) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement ;

2. (

• creature ,
• wight

) a human being; `wight' is an archaic term ;

3. (

• creature ,
• tool ,
• puppet

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