'gatorn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪdər/

Forms: Also gater, gator.

Etymology: Shortened < alligator n.²

colloquial (originally U.S.).

= alligator n.² 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [noun] > suborder Eusuchia > family Alligatoridae > member of (alligator)

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'gator1844

1844 Knickerbocker 23 407 The 'gator is n't what you may call a han'some critter.

1886 Outing Apr. 60/2 The natives often feed their dogs and hogs boiled 'gator meat.

1890 C. W. Butler in G. O. Shields Big Game N. Amer. 563 This is not based upon the dog's love of 'Gator-hunting, but upon the 'Gator's love of dog-hunting.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 20 Sept. 33/2 Halifax (where the local pubkeeper used to keep a couple of 'gators chained up in the back yard like dogs).

1948 G. B. Shaw Buoyant Billions IV. 52 You cannot charm the rattlers and gators as I can.

1967 C. O. Skinner Madame Sarah (new ed.) viii. 168 Mr. Bell..managed to get hold of a baby 'gator, which was dumped into one of the lakes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gator
释义	'gatorn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪdər/ Forms: Also gater, gator. Etymology: Shortened < alligator n.² colloquial (originally U.S.). = alligator n.² 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Crocodilia (crocodiles and alligators) > [noun] > suborder Eusuchia > family Alligatoridae > member of (alligator) cayman1577 lagarto1577 alligator1591 'gator1844 1844 Knickerbocker 23 407 The 'gator is n't what you may call a han'some critter. 1886 Outing Apr. 60/2 The natives often feed their dogs and hogs boiled 'gator meat. 1890 C. W. Butler in G. O. Shields Big Game N. Amer. 563 This is not based upon the dog's love of 'Gator-hunting, but upon the 'Gator's love of dog-hunting. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 20 Sept. 33/2 Halifax (where the local pubkeeper used to keep a couple of 'gators chained up in the back yard like dogs). 1948 G. B. Shaw Buoyant Billions IV. 52 You cannot charm the rattlers and gators as I can. 1967 C. O. Skinner Madame Sarah (new ed.) viii. 168 Mr. Bell..managed to get hold of a baby 'gator, which was dumped into one of the lakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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