"critter"

[Jim Parish]

Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> In regard to the usage of H. B. Stowe, readers of pulp westerns of a few
> generations ago will recall the frequent use of "critter" as a vaguely
> dismissive term for any human being.
>
One might also point to the more recent popularity of the word
"congresscritter".

Jim Parish

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