gator

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsalligator

   Broadercrocodilian reptile

   NarrowerAmerican alligatorChinese alligator

   Part ofgenus Alligator

Other forms of gator

plural

gators·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gator

What does gator mean?

gator means "either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts".

How many syllables are in gator?

gator has 2 syllables: ga-tor. The stress falls on "ga". In IPA it is /ˈɡeɪtɚ/.

What is another word for gator?

Close synonyms include alligator. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gator a common word?

gator is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with gator?

7 words rhyme with gator. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.