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G–man
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G–man
(noun)
G–man
/
ˈ
ʤiːˌmæn/
noun
plural
G–men
/
ˈ
ʤiːˌmɛn/
G–man
/
ˈ
ʤiːˌmæn/
noun
plural
G–men
/
ˈ
ʤiːˌmɛn/
Britannica Dictionary definition of G–MAN
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US, informal + old-fashioned
:
a special agent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
:
an FBI agent
a movie about gangsters and
G-men
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