nark

¹nark

noun \ˈnärk\

Definition of NARK

British

: stool pigeon 1

Examples of NARK

1. <he began to suspect that there was a nark in his organization who was tipping off Scotland Yard>

Origin of NARK

perhaps from Romany nak nose

First Known Use: circa 1860

Related to NARK

Synonyms: betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, informer [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower

Related Words: collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifier

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Rhymes with NARK

arc, ark, bark, dark, hark, lark, marc, MARC, mark, Mark, marque, narc, park, Park, quark, sark, shark, spark, stark