OPERATIVE


Meaning of OPERATIVE in English

I. adjective

1.

Synonyms: active 1, alive, dynamic, functioning, live, running, working

Antonyms: inoperative

2.

Synonyms: open 5, accessible, employable, practicable, usable

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: worker , hand, laborer, ||mozo, roustabout, workhand, workingman, workman

2.

Synonyms: private detective , Pinkerton, ||private eye, ||shamus

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