G-man

noun

ˈjē-ˌman 

: a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Examples of G-man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

Other famous faces in the cast include perennial G-man Randall Park as Cordelia’s frustratingly conventional FBI minder and Jason Lee as the President’s Roger-Clinton-esque loser brother. —Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025

Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024

For more than forty years, Hoover’s G-men devoted hundreds of thousands of man hours to the threat that was Paul Robeson: debriefing informants, wiretapping phone conversations, and monitoring rallies, concerts, and plays. —Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024

She is then recruited by Woody Harrelson’s shadowy G-man and tasked with rebranding NASA during the 1960s Space Race with the Soviet Union, all so that government funding can be upheld for Apollo 11’s mission to the Moon in 1969. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024

This year's Oscar winner for visual effects – for real, the G-man has never looked better – is a terrific human tale about a former kamikaze pilot (Ryunosuke Kamiki) navigating survivor's guilt who's recruited for a desperate mission to save Tokyo from the rampaging reptilian icon. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024

Cameron directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in this influential action pic about a family man who also happens to be a G-man. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024

As his name suggests, Agent Smith is nothing more than a monotone parody of FBI G-men. —Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably from government man

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for G-man

• an
• ban
• bran
• can
• cann
• clan
• duan
• fan
• flan
• gran
• jann
• klan

Kids Definition

G-man

noun

ˈjē-ˌman

: a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Etymology

probably a shortened form of government man