J. Edgar Hoover

Noun

Meaning

United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hoover John Edgar Hoover

Examples

After graduating from high school, he worked for the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover in the fingerprint division. Source: Internet

In the alternate universe where Lyndon B. Johnson and J. Edgar Hoover resided, both had long believed that they could do anything either wanted to do and get away with it, one way or the other. Source: Internet

FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Cuneo developed a working rela- tionship following their introduction by Walter Winchell. Source: Internet

For the four decades that Stein ran the corps, the organization was “mired in controversy,” the article details, with one public advocate calling Stein “the J. Edgar Hoover of lifeguards.” Source: Internet

The FBI is now as corrupt as the FBI was before J. Edgar Hoover took over the predecessor in 1924 and became the first Director of the FBI in 1935. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

j. e. johnson J. E. Johnston j. e. johnstone j. f. kennedy j. g. j. gish