gator

noun

ga·​tor ˈgā-tər How to pronounce gator (audio)

Examples of gator in a Sentence

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On the sixth hole, Horschel saw a police officer trying to usher the gator off the course with little success, so the 38-year-old took matters into his own hands. Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Billy Horschel really walked this gator back to the water pic.twitter.com/1pnV9eyEDV — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 27, 2025 Not getting too close, Horschel nudges and escorts the alligator back to the water during the first round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025 Your captain will dangle chicken parts on a line over the water and a gator is likely to jump up out of the water and devour that piece of chicken! Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025 Yes, Dexter somehow manages to lure over a gator to destroy the evidence that would have turned Ferrer’s disappearance into a murder investigation and then pretends to have been nearly eaten by the creature himself. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gator

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gator was in 1844

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“Gator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gator. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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gator

noun
ga·​tor ˈgāt-ər How to pronounce gator (audio)
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