T-man
Americannoun
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T-men
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of T-man
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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T-man Brass Bancroft and partner look for stolen engraving plates in Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2019
The most renowned T-man was Eliot Ness, whose band of “untouchables” undermined Al Capone’s illegal brewing operations.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2013
"It might be corny," added the regional T-man, Edward Reese, "but it's still fundamental."
From Time Magazine Archive
In T2, 10 years later, the T-man is back, but on the side of the angels.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The T-man lives with his in-laws. I don’t think they get along too well.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Finally, the T-men traced a mark of ownership on the back of the picture to an Arles pastor named Salles, who is known to have befriended Van Gogh.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Worker's safe, the T-men found only $48 in cash.
From Time Magazine Archive
But an hour before deadline the T-men shooed everybody out and padlocked the Worker's offices.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 49 games, against the most rugged opponents that could be found, Leahy's T-men rolled up an awesome record of 42 victories, 4 ties, only 3 defeats.
From Time Magazine Archive
The T-men felt that sweetening the issue with a higher interest rate would not have done much good.
From Time Magazine Archive
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