narks
Stool pigeons, slang
Narks is the plural of nark, British slang for a police informer or someone who reports others' misconduct: The gang suspected narks in their midst.
To nark is to inform on someone or, more broadly, to annoy or irritate: It really narks me when people cut in line.
In American English, the spelling narc typically refers to a narcotics agent.
One who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- squealerOne who betrays secrets
- finkContemptible informer
stoolie · tipster · whistleblower · mole · canary · grass · informer · dobber
One who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
- spyCovert information gatherer
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- moleSubterranean insectivore
plant · surveillance · infiltrator · covert · plainclothes · handler · intelligence · sleuth
snitch
One who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- squealerOne who betrays secrets
fink · stoolie · tipster · whistleblower · mole · canary · grass · informer · dobber · supergrass
agent
One who acts independently
mole · plant · surveillance · infiltrator · covert · plainclothes · handler · intelligence · sleuth · counterintelligence
irritate
Cause mild anger
aggravate · bug · needle · grate · irk · rile · get to · wind up · peeve · rankle
narksloyalists
Faithful to established authority
stand-up guys · true believers · brothers-in-arms · made men
narksfugitives
Those fleeing from law
outlaws · cops · police officers · law enforcement · criminals