nark
nark · narks
A police spy or informerA police spy or informer.
UK/nɑːk/US/nɑːɹk/
Meaning
2 senses(Ireland, UK, slang)A police spy or informer.
Spitzel, Informant, Polizeispitzel
стукачstukač
an informer or spy working for the police
(Australia, slang)An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
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Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from Angloromani nok (“nose”), from Romani nakh, from Sauraseni PrakritUncertain. Perhaps from Angloromani nok (“nose”), from Romani nakh, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), ultimately a doublet of nose.
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Forms
plural: narksSynonyms
388 synonymsfingerB1gossipB1grassA1informantC2leakB2outerB1ratA1sneakB2telltaleC1pigA1prickB2toolA1heelB1insectA2
Close in meaning
- an informer or spy working for the police:copper's nark
- a lawman concerned with narcotics violations:narcnarcotics agent