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G-man
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English
Alternative forms
en G. man G man
Etymology
en abbreviations Probably abbreviated from en government en man.
Noun
G-men
en Ireland A political detective.
287 The long fellow gave him an eye as good as a process and now the bloody old lunatic is gone round to Green Street to look for a G. man.
en US A special agent of the FBI; now usually, by extension anyone working for the US government, especially in undercover work.
en 1946 PG Wodehouse Joy in the Morning 24 He was still giving me that searching look, like a G-man hobnobbing with a suspect.
Coordinate terms
en T-man
Anagrams
en agmn GNMA Ngam magn. mang AMGN
en Occupations People United States