Difference between Alligator and Gator

Alligator

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who binds or ties. A large amphibious reptile with sharp teeth and very strong jaws related to the crocodile and native to the Americas and China. Informal short form: gator

Example sentence: I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.

Gator

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Short form of alligator.