G-man

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G-man

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Probably abbreviated from government man.

noun G-men · G. man · G man

  1. Ireland A political detective. 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.
  2. US A special agent of the FBI; (now usually, by extension) anyone working for the US government, especially in undercover work. He was still giving me that searching look, like a G-man hobnobbing with a suspect.

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@misc{g_man_2026,
  title = {G-man},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/g-man},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}