narc

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General South African, UK/ˈnɑːk/Canada, US/ˈnɑɹk/Australia, New Zealand/ˈnä̝ːk/

noun

A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

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narknarcotics agent
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Meanings

narc1

nounnarc (plural narcs)

plural narcs · alternative narco

  1. colloquialinformaldrugsA police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

narc2

nounnarc (plural narcs)

plural narcs

  1. alternativecolloquialinformalAlternative spelling of nark (“spy”).
verbnarc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)

present singular third person narcs · participle present narcing · participle past narced · past narced

  1. alternativecolloquialinformalAlternative spelling of nark.

narc3

verbnarc (third-person singular simple present narcs, present participle narcing, simple past and past participle narced)

present singular third person narcs · participle present narcing · participle past narced · past narced

  1. slangdivingTo suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (for example, while scuba diving).

narc4

nounnarc (plural narcs)

plural narcs

  1. colloquialinformalA narcissist.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna lawman concerned with narcotics violations

Similar
narknarcotics agent
Broader
law officerpeace officer
Also see
infiltratorinformantnarconarktattler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

narc · noun

Clipping of narcotics (control) officer.

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narc · noun, verb

Alternative spelling of nark, influenced by narc (“narcotics officer”).

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narc · verb

Clipping of narcosis.

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narc · noun

Clipping of narcissist.

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Translations

Finnish huumepoliisi
  • huumepoliisinarcotics officer
German Drogenfahnder
  • Drogenfahndernarcotics officer
Polish być pod narkozą azotową
  • być pod narkozą azotowąTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with narc

parkmarkdarkclarkarcclerkremarksparkarkbarkstarkquarkembarklarkmarquesnarkharksarkStarkedisembarkbarquecarkdemarknark
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Sounds the same

narknarknarknarknark

Anagrams

crancarn
Cite this entry
APA

narc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narc

MLA

“narc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narc.

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