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contact noun- (of any situation of any degree of criminality or legality) an acquaintance, especially in business or trade; someone you can call on for assistance or information; a connection; an agent US, 1931
- I trotted down to the local AA [Alcoholics Anonymous] because I had lost my contacts book. — The Observer, 1 December 2002
- a reliable source for something, especially drugs US
- — J. L. Simmons and Barry Winograd, It’s Happening, p. 168, 1966
- a police informer US
- — American Speech, p. 268, December 1962: “The language of traffic policemen”
- a contact lens US, 1961
Usually used in the plural. - I tried coloured contacts. Just to see what I’d look like with blue eyes. — Guardian, 18 June 2004
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