gator
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
Origin of gator
1- Also ga·ter, ’ga·ter .
Words Nearby gator
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How to use gator in a sentence
This is dangerous work for the search crews as they are wading through gator and snake infested swamps and flooded hiking and biking trails.
FBI asks public for help finding Gabby Petito’s fiance after autopsy shows she died by homicide | Timothy Bella, Kim Bellware | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe Tea Party candidate also released his first TV ad, "gator."
(Giveaway movie moment: the nine-foot gator that washed into a Tampa swimming pool).
Translation: Talk to Ya Later, Ta Ta for Now, and Later, gator.
Almost no one comes to ride the airboats or stare at the leathery monsters in the gator pit.
They get a chunk of lead right through one eye and usually that's the end of Mr. 'gator.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge | Frank Gee Patchin"Indeed I would," answered the double-jointed tail 'gator, who could wobble his flippers both ways.
Uncle Wiggily in the Woods | Howard R. GarisThe 'gator was taken with a "fly" tied on a shark-hook, the hackled body being a squirrel's tail, with wings of a small seagull.
Fishing With The Fly | Charles F. Orvis and OthersShe gave Mrs. 'gator twenty beautiful white eggs, and Mrs. 'gator was perfectly happy.
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories | Thornton W. BurgessThen one day Mrs. 'gator crawled out on land and right away discovered what those legs were for.
Mother West Wind "Where" Stories | Thornton W. Burgess
British Dictionary definitions for gator
gater
/ (ˈɡeɪtə) /
mainly US informal an alligator
Origin of gator
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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