"G-man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: G-men [plural]
Etymology: Probably abbreviated from government man. Etymology templates: {{m|en|government}} government, {{m|en|man}} man Head templates: {{en-noun|G-men}} G-man (plural G-men)
  1. (historical) A US government agent fighting organized crime in the interwar years. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-G-man-en-noun-Nvkzkdqb Disambiguation of People: 52 48
  2. Any person working for the US government, especially in undercover work. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Categories (place): United States
    Sense id: en-G-man-en-noun-LuckWpW- Disambiguation of Occupations: 21 79 Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Disambiguation of United States: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 81

Inflected forms

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