Gator

Distinguish from "gaiter", which is a garment for the legs.
Gator is often used as an aphaeresis of the word "alligator".

'Gator' may refer to: Gator (film), a 1976 action movie starring and directed by Burt Reynolds
Gator (pool game), a swimming pool game
Gatorade, a popular brand of sports drink
John Deere Gator, a small utility vehicle manufactured by Deere & Company
Claria Corporation, formerly 'Gator Corporation', an Internet advertising company known for its 'Gator' adware.
Gator, or 'Gator AdServ a piece of adware or spyware shipped with many pieces of peer to peer software
G/ATOR, or Ground Air Task Oriented Radar, a radar system in development by the United States Marine Corps
Amphibious warfare ships, popularly known as "'gators'" or "'gator freighters'".
Wally Gator, cartoon by Hanna-Barbera

In sports: Florida Gators, the name of the University of Florida's athletic teams
San Francisco State University teams
Gator, a defensive technique in volleyball popularized by Danny Kinda (See: Volleyball jargon)

As a pseudonym: Mike Greenwell, baseball player, left fielder with the Boston Red Sox from 1985 to 1996
Ron Guidry, baseball player, pitcher with the New York Yankees from 1975 to 1988
Mark Rogowski, professional skateboarder, convicted for a 1991 murder