a large crocodilian, Alligator mississipiensis, of the southern US, having powerful jaws and sharp teeth and differing from the crocodiles in having a shorter and broader snout: family Alligatoridae (alligators and caymans)
2.
a similar but smaller species, A. sinensis, occurring in China near the Yangtse River
3.
any crocodilian belonging to the family Alligatoridae
4.
any of various tools or machines having adjustable toothed jaws, used for gripping, crushing, or compacting
gator in American English
(ˈgeɪtər) or ˈ'gator (ˈgeɪtər)
noun
alligator
Examples of 'gator' in a sentence
gator
But you can sit on a small gator and have your picture taken.