/ nɑːk; NAmE nɑːrk/ noun
( BrE , slang ) a person who is friendly with criminals and who gives the police information about them
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Romany nāk nose.
/ nɑːk; NAmE nɑːrk/ noun
( BrE , slang ) a person who is friendly with criminals and who gives the police information about them
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Romany nāk nose.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005