G-man

[jee-man] /ˈdʒiˌmæn/
noun, plural G-men.
1.
an agent for the FBI.
Origin
1920-25; probably representing Government man
British Dictionary definitions for G-man

G-man

noun (pl) G-men
1.
(US, slang) an FBI agent
2.
(Irish) a political detective
Word Origin and History for G-man
n.

"FBI agent," 1930, shortening of government man; used earlier in an Irish context (1917), but the abbreviation is perhaps the same one.

Slang definitions & phrases for G-man

G-man

noun

A Federal Bureau of Investigations agent; feeb (late 1920s+)


Related Abbreviations for G-man

G-man

[United States] Government man (FBI agent)