narc

or nark

[nahrk]

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noun Slang.

a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.

Origin of narc

1965–70, Americanism; shortening of narcotic

narc-

variant of narco- before a vowel: narcoma.

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Related Words for narc

detective, force, man, policewoman, constable, police, patrolman, officer, blabbermouth, double-crosser, turncoat, sneak, squealer, source, fink, stoolie, betrayer, tattler, tattletale, informant

British Dictionary definitions for narc

narc

noun

US slang a narcotics agent

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Word Origin and History for narc

1967 (earlier narco, 1960), American English slang, shortened form of narcotics agent. Had been used 1955 for narcotics hospital, 1958 for narcotics addict. Sense and spelling tending to merge with older but unrelated nark (q.v.).