noun
narc
NAHK
noun
1
A police officer or agent who investigates illegal drugs.
"The undercover narc had been posing as a dealer for months."
"Everyone suspected the new guy was a narc for the DEA."
2
Someone who informs on others, especially to get them in trouble.
"Nobody trusted him after he narced on his own roommate."
How to Use Narc
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlang for a drugs officer, or more loosely, a snitch.
When to use it
Informal/slang in both senses.
Common pairings
undercover narc
narc on someone
Word Forms
narced past tense, narcs plural, narcs plural, narcs singular
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Etymology
A clipped form of "narcotics (control) officer".