underworld contact

Frequency: 6.26.1 per million words

A person you know in the criminal world who can provide information or help.

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Examples (10)

  • He ran an import-export business and had underworld contacts in Japan.
  • The detective suspected the informant had underworld contacts in the city's criminal networks.
  • Having an underworld contact proved useful for getting information on illicit activities.
  • She was rumored to have powerful underworld contacts who could make problems disappear.
  • His past as a gambler led him to develop several underworld contacts.
  • The journalist sought an underworld contact for a story on organized crime.
  • You need a reliable underworld contact if you're going to navigate that part of the city.
  • The police were trying to identify his underworld contacts to break the crime syndicate.
  • Through an underworld contact, he managed to acquire counterfeit documents.
  • The crime lord had an extensive network of underworld contacts across several countries.