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COPPER'S NARK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does copper's nark mean?
• COPPER'S NARK (noun)
The noun COPPER'S NARK has 1 sense:
1. an informer or spy working for the police
Familiarity information: COPPER'S NARK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informer or spy working for the police
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("copper's nark" is a kind of...):
betrayer; blabber; informer; rat; squealer (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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