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: any of various devices used for creeping: such as
a
: a fixture with iron points worn on the shoe to prevent slipping
b
: a low wheeled platform for supporting the body when working under an automobile
3
: a usually one-piece garment for a child at the crawling age
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Other single-carded figures include block figures of Steve’s dog Dennis, a skeleton warrior and a creeper.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the end, the society that's formed on Niflheim opts to not only live in peaceful concert with the creepers, but also to demolish the technology that allowed for Mickey to become an expendable in the first place.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Scorpio: Meredith Palmer and Creed Bratton The creeper of The Office simply oozing with mystery, Creed Bratton, has many secrets and this is a quality of Scorpio, but is also weirdly honest about some of his strange behaviors, bordering on being inappropriate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the creeper that followed her into Grand Central's bathroom did so with the worst intentions.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In the end, the society that's formed on Niflheim opts to not only live in peaceful concert with the creepers, but also to demolish the technology that allowed for Mickey to become an expendable in the first place.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Scorpio: Meredith Palmer and Creed Bratton The creeper of The Office simply oozing with mystery, Creed Bratton, has many secrets and this is a quality of Scorpio, but is also weirdly honest about some of his strange behaviors, bordering on being inappropriate.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the creeper that followed her into Grand Central's bathroom did so with the worst intentions.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creeper
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“Creeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creeper. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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creeper
noun
creep·er
ˈkrē-pər 
: one that creeps: as
a
: a creeping plant
b
: a bird that creeps about on trees or bushes searching for insects
Medical Definition
creeper
noun
creep·er
ˈkrē-pər
1
: a genetic anomaly of the domestic fowl marked by shortening and thickening of the long bones in the heterozygote and completely lethal when homozygous
2
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