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Gator

 [gey-ter]  

ga·tor

   [gey-ter]
noun
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
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Also, gater, ’gater.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; shortened form
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gator or gater (ˈɡeɪtə)
 
—n
informal chiefly (US) an alligator
 
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gater or gater
 
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alligator definition


and gator
  1. n.
    a long, heavy, black segment of the outside of a tire, usually a truck tire, found on the highway. : We dodged off onto the shoulder to avoid running over an alligator. , A gator bashed in the bottom of my gas tank.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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