sarbut
sarbut noun: a police informer.
Noun
sarbut (plural sarbuts)
- A police informer.
- If a sarbut suddenly went bent, then it was only to be expected. He walked across to a desk set beside the doorway of the crime squad office, leafed through the pages of the duty book and absently wrote in Shakespeare's name and rank […]1973, Roger Busby, Pattern of Violence, page 20
- Rowley nodded. 'Put it on paper, Kate. But don't call him an informant. It's sarbut up here. And I tell you, though I hate to admit it, we don't often get women managing sarbuts.'2014, Judith Cutler, Power Games
Forms of sarbut
| plural | sarbuts |
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Questions about sarbut
- What does sarbut mean?
- Sarbut means a police informer.
- What part of speech is sarbut?
- Sarbut is a noun.
- What is the plural of sarbut?
- The plural of sarbut is sarbuts.
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