G-man
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- noun
- /ˈdʒiːˌmæn/
- Archaic
:
agente G
- And l'd like to introduce one of our finest G-men, Agent Melvin Purvis.
- junior G-man
- former G-man
- call the G-men
Examples
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After a lengthy chase, the G-man apprehended the suspect without any harm.
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You think the G men are on to him?
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Which means that G-men are gonna be crawling all over this lot.
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I want every G-man east of the Mississippi on this in the next 20 minutes.
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Then, at noon, when I went downstairs for something to eat, there were two G-men waiting.
Fiction book (2000) -
Captain Robbins, will you tell this Junior G-man to let me go?
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You'll never take me alive, G-man!
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The detective was once a G-man, investigating organized crime in the city.
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In the movie, the G-man chased down the criminals who had stolen government secrets.
Synonyms
A male federal agent who enforces the law
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
G-man comes from the letter G for government and the word man, so it originally meant 'government man' for someone who worked for the state. It became a popular name in old movies for FBI agents, so a G-man is remembered as a government agent who hunts criminals.