Antonyms for nark

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nahrk

Phonetic Transcription : nɑrk

Definition of nark

Origin : 1859, "to act as a police informer" (v.); 1860, "police informer" (n.), probably from Romany nak "nose," from Hindi nak, from Sanskrit nakra, which probably is related to Sanskrit nasa "nose" (see nose (n.)). Sense and spelling tending to merge with etymologically unrelated narc (q.v.).

As in snitch : noun informer
As in stool pigeon : noun informer to police
As in weasel : noun sneak
As in betrayer : noun informer
As in informer : noun reporter
As in tattletale : noun gossip
As in informant : noun informer
As in decoy : noun bait, trap
As in detective : noun investigator of crime
As in fink : noun informer

Example sentences :

The searchlight from the Nark was playing full upon the scene.
Extract from : « The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards » by Gerald Breckenridge

A hail came from Jackson, second in command of the Nark, at once.
Extract from : « The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards » by Gerald Breckenridge

It was the sole commandment that ran there:—'Thou shalt not nark.'
Extract from : « A Child of the Jago » by Arthur Morrison

"Nark (p. 091) the doin's, nark it," he cried and fired his rifle.
Extract from : « The Red Horizon » by Patrick MacGill

He resolved to depart from his evil ways and to become a nark—a copper's nark—which is a police spy, or informer.
Extract from : « Tales of Mean Streets » by Arthur Morrison

NARK, a person in the pay of the police; a common informer; one who gets his living by laying traps for publicans, &c.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words » by A London Antiquary

That the "nark," with his mean tricks, is a nuisance to wandering beggars is seen in a very short time.
Extract from : « Beggars » by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

By the way, the sight of a pepper-box in a lodging-house kitchen is always a sure sign that the man behind it is a "nark."
Extract from : « Beggars » by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

All true wanderers hate him; even the drunken, domineering grinder is treated with civility in a house where beggars see a "nark."
Extract from : « Beggars » by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

Another "nark" was a drunken drover, who left a saucepan on the fire while he went out for a drink.
Extract from : « Beggars » by W. H. (William Henry) Davies

Synonyms for nark

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