narcotics agent
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- noun
- /nɑrˈkɑtɪks ˈeɪdʒənt/
- NSFW
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agente de narcóticos
- The narcotics agent received a commendation for his role in dismantling the local drug network.
- an undercover narcotics agent
- a federal narcotics agent
- a U.S. narcotics agent
They're called Association of Federal Former Narcotics Agents.
- They're called Association of Federal Former Narcotics Agents.
Examples
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Undercover narcotics agents saw what they thought... was a drug deal in process.
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I think we're losing sight of the real problem which is the corruption of a narcotics agent.
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I'm a federal narcotics agent, and you're both under arrest.
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A federal narcotics agent and a local Washington, D.C., police officer went to the defendant's apartment looking for fruits of drug dealing.
Academic text (2018) -
The federal narcotics agent conducted an undercover operation to catch drug dealers.
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After months of investigation, the narcotics agent arrested several members of the drug trafficking ring.
Synonyms
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A police officer who investigates crimes and finds out what happened
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A police officer who looks into crimes to find evidence
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A person who keeps people safe and stops crime
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A person who secretly tells the police about illegal drug activity
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A police officer who investigates crimes and collects evidence
A police officer who deals with drug crimes
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently built from 'narcotic' (a drug) and 'agent' (a person who acts on behalf of or about something), so a learner can infer it refers to a person who works with or deals with narcotics. In English usage this commonly denotes a law‑enforcement officer handling drug cases, a meaning that is predictable from the constituents and has clear parallels in many other languages.
Etymology
Narcotics agent combines narcotics ('illegal drugs') and agent ('a person who works for the law'). It names a police officer whose job is to investigate and stop illegal drugs.