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Synonyms of nark

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Another word for nark is accuser. Other synonyms of nark are beefer, bewrayer, bigmouth, blabber and canary.

Synonyms and similar words for nark

nounA police spy or informer.

  • accuserOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
  • beefer
  • bewrayerA betrayer or divulger.
  • bigmouthOne who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
  • blabberA person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
  • canary
  • CIOne of the Classical Chinese poetry forms.
  • fink slangA contemptible person.
  • fizgig Australia
  • gossip
  • grass UKAn informer; snitch, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
  • informant
  • informer
  • jurat
  • leak
  • mole
  • narc
  • nonce UK, slang
  • outer
  • peacherOne who peaches or informs on another; an informer.
  • quislingA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
  • rat slangAn informant or snitch.
  • ratfink slang
  • sneakAn informer; a tell-tale.
  • snitch slang
  • snout UK
  • squealer
  • state's evidenceCourt testimony from a person involved in a criminal activity case, implicating other people in crimes, usually given...
  • stooge
  • stool pigeonAn informer to the authorities, especially one who gives up criminal associates.
  • stoolieA stool pigeon.
  • supergrass UKAn informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.
  • tattlerOne who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  • tattletaleOne who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
  • telltale titA telltale; one who tattles.
  • telltale
  • tout Ireland
  • whistleblower
  • abaddon archaicAn informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
  • blabtale obsolete
  • blabtongue obsolete
  • finger US, rare
  • rooster obsolete, slang
  • sycophant obsolete

nounAn unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.

Meaning of nark

  1. noun A police spy or informer.
  2. noun An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others.
  3. verb To serve or behave as a spy or informer; to tattle.

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Questions about synonyms of nark

What is another word for nark?
Nark has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as accuser, beefer, bewrayer, bigmouth, blabber, canary, CI and fink.
What does nark mean?
Nark means a police spy or informer.

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