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Operant

An operative person or thing.

📖 Definitions of "Operant"

noun

1
An operative person or thing.
2
Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

adjective

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
operativenoun	Functional, in working order.
at work	—

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
operative	Functional, in working order.
at work	—
discriminatedverb	To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits.
functioningnoun	functional, working
functionalnoun	Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
activenoun	Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
actingnoun	(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.
operational	Functioning and ready for use.
executingnoun	putting a condemned person to death
performingnoun	A performance.
dynamicnoun	Changing; active; in motion.
runningnoun	The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
workingnoun	(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
effectivenoun	Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
effectual	Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
efficacious	(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy.
productive	Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
serviceable	In condition for use.
usable	Capable of being used.
practicalnoun	Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.