Gator is an abbreviation for alligator.
Gator may also refer to:
People nicknamed Gator Mike Greenwell (1963–2025), American former Major League Baseball player nicknamed "The Gator" Ron Guidry (born 1950), former Major League Baseball pitcher Gator Hoskins (born 1991), American former football player Willis Jackson (saxophonist) (1932–1987), American jazz saxophonist Mark Rogowski (born 1966), professional skateboarder convicted of a 1991 murder
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters Gator, a recurring character in Thomas & Friends Gabby Gator, an animated cartoon character, foe of Woody Woodpecker Wally Gator, the titular character of "Wally Gator", one of the segments from The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Gator (film), a 1976 action movie starring and directed by Burt Reynolds Gator (game), a swimming pool game "Gator", an instrumental track on the 1989 single "Homely Girl" by UB40 KNGT, a radio station branded "Gator 99.5", licensed to Lake Charles, Louisiana
Military AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), a radar system in development by the United States Marine Corps Landing Vehicle Tracked used Amphibious warfare, popularly known as "gators" or "gator freighters" Boeing T-43, informally known as the Gator, modified Boeing 737 airplanes used for training navigators GATOR mine system, an American system of air-dropped anti-tank and anti-personnel mines developed in the 1980s
Sports Gator, a defensive technique in volleyball popularized by Danny Kinda - see Volleyball jargon Gators, the athletics teams of St. Amant High School, Ascension Parish, Louisiana Gators, the athletics teams of Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, a private school in Bethesda, Maryland Gators, the athletics teams of Chapin School, an all-girls day school in Manhattan, New York Gators, the athletics teams of Donald A Wilson Secondary School, Whitby, Ontario, Canada Gators, the athletics teams of Lakeshore Catholic High School, Port Colborne, Ontario Gators, the athletics teams of Crystal Lake South High School, Illinois Florida Gators, the University of Florida's athletic teams San Francisco State Gators, the athletics teams of San Francisco State University Wuhan Gators, a professional arena football team based in Wuhan, China
Other uses Claria Corporation, formerly Gator Corporation, an Internet advertising company known for its Gator spyware John Deere Gator, a small utility vehicle Gator (facility), a low-background counting facility at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy Gatorz Eyewear, a sunglasses brand
See also Gaiter, a garment for the legs Gater (disambiguation) Alligator (disambiguation) Croc (disambiguation)