/ nɑːk; NAmE nɑːrk/ (also narco /ˈnɑːkəʊ; NAmE ˈnɑːrkoʊ/) noun
( NAmE , informal ) a police officer whose job is to stop people selling or using drugs illegally
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: abbreviation of narcotic .
/ nɑːk; NAmE nɑːrk/ (also narco /ˈnɑːkəʊ; NAmE ˈnɑːrkoʊ/) noun
( NAmE , informal ) a police officer whose job is to stop people selling or using drugs illegally
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: abbreviation of narcotic .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005