G-man
Bureau badge carrier
G-man is slang for a federal law enforcement agent, especially an FBI agent.
The G stands for government.
The term peaked in popularity during the 1930s gangster era, when FBI agents pursued figures like John Dillinger: The G-men finally caught up with him.
It now sounds dated or nostalgic.
Secretly engaged in espionage
- covertIntentionally concealed
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
wiretap · informant · mole · sleeper · alias · disguise · incognito · operative
One who acts independently
- federalDivided governmental authority
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
detective · arrest · prosecution · evidence · Hoover · badge · jurisdiction · case
Professional crime investigator
- hardboiledTough, cynical fiction style
- pulpSoft wet mass
- crime fictionGenre about solving crimes
- trench coatBelted, double-breasted raincoat
fedora · Thompson · gangbusters · Dick Tracy · Eliot Ness · crime drama · lawman · gumshoe
undercover
Secretly engaged in espionage
- covertIntentionally concealed
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
surveillance · wiretap · informant · mole · sleeper · alias · disguise · incognito · operative · asset
agent
One who acts independently
- federalDivided governmental authority
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- investigationFormal examination of facts
enforcement · detective · arrest · prosecution · evidence · Hoover · badge · jurisdiction · case · suspect
detective
Professional crime investigator
- hardboiledTough, cynical fiction style
- pulpSoft wet mass
- crime fictionGenre about solving crimes
trench coat · fedora · Thompson · gangbusters · Dick Tracy · Eliot Ness · crime drama · lawman · gumshoe · tough guy
- crime fighterscop, detective, police officer, sheriff, investigator
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- Lawmensheriff, constable, marshal, deputy, lawman
- Prohibition EraProhibition, bootleggers, bootlegging, bootlegger, speakeasies
- American slangbamboozle, bogus, bunkum, conniption, discombobulate
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy