Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A law enforcement officer who deals with narcotics violations.
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- noun slang  A narcotics squad police officer.
- noun slang  Alternative spelling of nark (spy)
- verb slang  Alternative spelling of nark . – toinform authorities of the illicit actions of others that one has knowledge of as aninsider 
- verb slang To suffer from impaired judgment due to nitrogen narcosis (e.g. while scuba diving).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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								Maxfield, known nationally as a "narc" among young hackers, said he had underground sources who said Poulsen was rumored to be living alone in a southern California apartment. 
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								No turning back on this road, I think - we're unlikely to have a straight-arrow 'narc' type president ever again. 
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								No turning back on this road, I think - we're unlikely to have a straight-arrow 'narc' type president ever again. 
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								Once again this proves it pays to be a "narc" after your caught the first couple times, hell ... use again free, until the police are ready to bust the "big guys". The Altoona Mirror 2009 
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								Once again this proves it pays to be a "narc" after your caught the first couple times, hell ... use again free, until the police are ready to bust the "big guys". The Altoona Mirror 2009 
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								It would be like taking the 'narc' out of narcissism. 
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								"The kid who complained [last year] was then singled out for the rest of last year by fellow teammates as a 'narc' and was punched by other teammates for telling his parent," one of the sources said. Buffalo Pundit 2009 
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								"The kid who complained [last year] was then singled out for the rest of last year by fellow teammates as a 'narc' and was punched by other teammates for telling his parent," one of the sources said. Buffalo Pundit 2009 
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								Sure, he is a piggy, but in the sense of being a narc for the piggies yet is still allowed to rat out others. 
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								He only had one tool to turn to, and that tool turned the icy professional evil minion Pussy Galore into a total narc in one go. 
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