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Operative
/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
📖 Definitions of "Operative"
noun
- 1
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
- 2
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
- 3
A participant in an operation.
adjective
- 1
Effectual or important.
"He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster."
- 2
Functional, in working order.
- 3
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
"an operative motive"
- 4
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
"an operative dose, rule, or penalty"
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