operative
adjective
[ ˈɒp(ə)rətɪv ]
• functioning or having effect.
• "the transmitter is operative"
Similar:
in force,
in operation,
effective,
in effect,
valid,
functioning,
working,
running,
up and running,
in use,
in action,
going,
operational,
workable,
serviceable,
functional,
usable,
in working order/condition,
viable,
• relating to surgery.
• "wounds needing operative treatment"
operative
noun
• a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry.
• "the operatives clean the machines at the end of every shift"
Similar:
machinist,
(machine) operator,
mechanic,
engineer,
driver,
worker,
workman,
(factory) hand,
artisan,
craftsman,
craftswoman,
blue-collar worker,
machine minder,
• a secret agent or private detective.
• "a CIA operative"
Similar:
agent,
secret agent,
undercover agent,
spy,
mole,
plant,
double agent,
counterspy,
spook,
intelligencer,
beagle,
detective,
private detective,
investigator,
private investigator,
sleuth,
shadow,
enquiry agent,
private eye,
tail,
gumshoe,
bogey,
dick,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari (see operate).
