Meaning

3 senses

  1. (colloquial)Alligator.

  2. (colloquial)A portion of a tire, such as one seen on the side of a highway.

  3. (colloquial)A large bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

More definitions
  • either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

Examples

7 sentences

  1. The gator was coming straight at us.

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  2. Stefan went to the canal to see the gators.

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  3. Gators can be a deadly threat.

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  4. The gator swam away.

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  5. Stefan wanted to see gators.

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Origin

Clipping of alligator.

Clipping of alligator.

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Forms

plural: gators
Singulargator
Pluralgators

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts:alligator

Word family

2 related words
Relatedcroc
Derivedgator gar

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gatherA2gatherergatheringgaudyB2gauge
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