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nar

nar

1 9.9
A person who tells the police about others' illegal drug acts
  • noun
  • /nɑr/
  • Offensive
translation icon : soplón

Synonyms

informant
vsnar
165 5.6

A person who secretly gives information to police, journalists, or researchers

is the informal, drug-specific version rather than a neutral confidential source
narc
vsnar
  • Offensive
33 9.9

A person who secretly tells the police about illegal drug activity

is used as a slang term for a similar drug-focused informer
stoolie
vsnar
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who secretly gives information to the police, often from inside a group

is the informal name used more for drug-related informers than tactical decoys
nark
vsnar
  • Slang
1 9.9

A person who secretly tells the police about crimes

is the informal word often used specifically for drug-related tips
snitcher
vsnar
  • Offensive
1 8.7

A person who secretly tells the police about other people's crimes

is the informal, drug-focused label rather than a general betrayer term
total narc
vsnar
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who tells police or teachers about others and breaks their trust

is the slang term narrowed to drug-related informing rather than general betrayal
copper's nark
vsnar
  • Slang
9.9

A person who secretly tells the police about crimes

is a slang label used more broadly for drug-focused tips rather than police staff

How Pejorative

rat
  • Offensive
330 7.3
nar
  • Offensive
1 9.9
informer
27 6.0
informant
165 5.6

Surface Forms

nar singular
nars plural

Etymology

Nar is short for narc, which comes from narcotics, the word for 'drugs', so a nar is someone who tells the police about drug crimes.