T-man

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T-man

n, pl -men

(Law) US a law-enforcement agent of the US Treasury

T-man

(ˈtiˌmæn)

n., pl. T-men.

a special investigator of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

[1935–40, Amer.]

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T-man - a special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury

government agent - a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government

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