narc

or nark

[nahrk]

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

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Related Words for narcs

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

Examples from the Web for narcs

Contemporary Examples of narcs

Jeff Deeney talks to the dealers, users, and narcs in the “Suzie-Q” black market.
Ambien for Coke Heads
Jeff Deeney
October 26, 2009
In October, Jeff Deeney talked to the dealers, users, and narcs in the “Suzie-Q” black market.
Ambien for Coke Heads
Jeff Deeney
October 26, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for narcs

narc

noun

US slang a narcotics agent

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Word Origin and History for narcs

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.).