gater

or 'ga·ter

[ gey-ter ]

noun

Words Nearby gater

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How to use gater in a sentence

  • E pit one year wey Dog is bin-a bark; 'e pit one eye 'pon B'er 'gater. '

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • Bum-bye, B'er 'gater bre't', 'e do come loud; 'e is bin sno' hard! '

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • Bumbye, B'er 'gater is wek fum 'e dream; 'e smell-a da' smoke, 'e feel-a da' fier. '

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • You bin-a cry fer dey 'quaintun', B'er 'gater; now you mus' beer wit' dem trouble!'

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • E say 'e mus' git one el'phan' tush, un 'e mus' git one 'gater toof, un 'e mus' git one rice-bud bill.

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris

British Dictionary definitions for gater

gater

/ (ˈɡeɪtə) /


noun
  1. a variant of gator

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