Noun: narco naar-kow
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- A lawman concerned with narcotics violations
"The undercover narco infiltrated the drug ring";
- narc [N. Amer, informal], nark [N. Amer, informal], narcotics agent
- An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
"The police arrested a known narco in the neighborhood";
- pusher [informal], drug peddler, peddler [N. Amer], drug dealer, drug trafficker, pedlar [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: narcos
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], dealer, felon, law officer, malefactor [formal], outlaw, peace officer
Encyclopedia: Narco