From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgatorga‧tor /ˈɡeɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] American English informalan alligatorExamples from the Corpusgator• Okay, so I was a kidchecking out the snakes and gators of my childhood.• Alligators are not particularly sociable animals, and big bullgators often will stake out their own ponds.• But a srnall gator sunned himself on a bank, an egretleaned forward knee-deep in the standing pool.• Now the gators are collectorsitems.Origingator(1800-1900)alligator