gator

noun

ga·​tor ˈgā-tər 

: alligator

Examples of gator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier this year, a 12-foot alligator was found peeping through a Southport woman’s storm door, and an 8-foot gator was caught hiding under a car at a bank drive-thru. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Through a series of whispers and hand signals, the gator’s location was confirmed. — Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

That alligator was taken in 2023 also in Mississippi’s West Central gator hunting zone. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026

Plus hunting, camping, hiking and dudes gouging out gators' eyeballs, too. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gator

• cater
• crater
• frater
• freighter
• grater
• greater
• hater
• krater
• later
• plater
• prater
• rater

Kids Definition

gator

noun

ga·​tor ˈgāt-ər 

: alligator