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Operatives
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
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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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Operatives"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| operantnoun | (psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. |
| in effect | Operating or functioning; in force; in play. |
| operatingnoun | (uncountable) Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense). |
| operational | Functioning and ready for use. |
| functioningnoun | Manner by which something functions; the workings. |
| workingnoun | (usually in the plural) Operation; action. |
| functionalnoun | (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space. |
| effectivenoun | (military) a soldier fit for duty |
| significantnoun | That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. |
| important | Having relevant and crucial value; having import. |
| goodnoun | (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence. |
| secret agentnoun | A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential. |
| private investigatornoun | An agent detective hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering. |
| private detectivenoun | Person who is not a government official who is hired to provide information about a person or group that is not widely available |
| private eyenoun | (idiomatic) A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone. |
| runningnoun | The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason. |
| pinoun | (mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π. |
| keynoun | (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock. |
| postoperativenoun | A transgender person who has undergone gender reassignment surgery. |
| surgical | Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery. |
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