Meaning & use
Allegator
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One who makes an allegation, especially in a formal or legal context; the word is also a frequent misspelling of 'alligator.'
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The court record refers to the allegator, the party who brought the original claim.
Searching online for 'allegator' often turns up results for the reptile, alligator, rather than this rarer legal term.
A note on using this word
This is a genuinely rare word built from 'allege' plus the agent suffix '-ator,' but in everyday use it is far more often simply a misspelling of 'alligator.'
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