operativeEnglish

operative, PI, functional, intelligence agent, intelligence officer

Adjective

Being in force or having or exerting force

English: operative

Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

English: surgical, operative

Bahasa: operatif

Effective, producing a desired effect

English: operative

Bahasa: operatif

1 more adjective senses

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

English: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)

Bahasa: berjalan, berfungsi

Noun

Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

English: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock

A person secretly employed in espionage for a government

English: secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative

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