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Varmint vs Critter - What's the difference?

varmint | critter |

As nouns the difference between critter and varmint

is that critter is a creature, an animal while varmint is a pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.

varmint

English

(wikipedia varmint)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
  • An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

    • Derived terms

    * varminter

    critter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A creature, an animal.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.}}

    Coordinate terms

    *beastie