Operative

What do we mean by operative?

Being in effect; having force; operating. adjective

Functioning effectively; efficient. adjective

Engaged in or concerned with physical or mechanical activity. adjective

Of, relating to, or resulting from a surgical operation. adjective

Significant; most important; key. adjective

A skilled worker, especially in industry. noun

A secret agent; a spy. noun

A private investigator. noun

One who works for a political organization, often wielding influence out of public view. noun

One who operates in any line of business; an operator: used in certain circumstances as a convenient substitute for detective. noun

Active in the production of effects or results; acting; exerting force or influence.

Efficacious; effective; efficient.

Concerned with the actual exercise of power, or the putting forth of effort or labor in the accomplishment of some end; practical.

Of, pertaining to, or concerned with operations, as those of surgery.

A workman; an artisan. noun

A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory. noun

One who acts as an agent of another, especially a detective or spy. noun

Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects. adjective

Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; effective. adjective

An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

A spy, secret agent, or detective.

A participant in an operation.

When your doing something very successful with no struggle what’s so ever. Urban Dictionary

Slang term for someone who is a member of a Spec Ops team. Urban Dictionary

To do something in a calculated, planned, or skillful way. Usually in shooter videogames. Urban Dictionary

Adj. badass, amazing, best-of-the-best, the shit - from the term for a member of a spec ops team, spec ops being the cream of the military crop. Urban Dictionary

The Operator is the main antagonist from the Marble Hornets series. He is very similar yet different when compared to the Slenderman. It is still a question to whether "The Operator" is just another name for the Slenderman. The Operator is believed to have different abilities than the Slenderman. The Operator is able to wipe people's memories from an extended period of time and can also mess with cameras when he is in their proximity. The Slenderman and The Operator, although very similar, are most likely two seperate states of mind. They may inhabit the same body, but they are two seperate minds. Urban Dictionary

Noun - An operator on an IRC network. They are usually in charge of making sure that the network runs smoothly. Sometimes given an bad name for either abuse of their power, or negelecting their responsibilities. verb - to obtain oper privileges on an IRC network. Urban Dictionary

A game that had a big, naked white guy with no cash and prizes at all.. Urban Dictionary

This guy also says, "main screen turn on." also see ::mechanic::captain::cats::zig:: Urban Dictionary

The man in charge, the man who gets things done, more like the main man. Urban Dictionary

The guy who says "we get signal" Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to operative:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word operative:
dentistry, cia, speculative, covert, undercover, surgical, surgery, terrorist, spy, complications, intelligence, surgeon, procedures, fbi, abu, clause, agent, procedure, cotton, patient, investigate, agents, secret, pain, agency.

Words that rhyme with operative:
uncooperative, inoperative.

Adjectives that are often used to describe operative:
political, post, pre, undercover, former, skilled, only, non, female, key, secret, single, chief, covert, senior, top, english, average, british, republican, democratic, dynamic, underground, trained, intra, experienced, time, indian, mere, soviet, divine, unskilled, principal, least, semiskilled, peri, clandestine, powerful, universal, ideal, male, terrorist, longtime, communist, creative, dominant, israeli, strict.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective operative:
societies, movement, treatment, society, procedure, procedures, mortality, field, intervention, technique, banks, management, word, site, bank, interference, effort, farming, stores, period, union, association, associations, risk, measures, approach, techniques, principle, complications, surgery, repair, action, care, store, dentistry, basis, farms, marketing, removal, enterprise, act, institutions, commonwealth, findings, credit, principles, delivery, sector, production, rate, enterprises, efforts, organizations, therapy, organization, plan, spirit, correction, federation, pain, company, department, morbidity, cholangiography, organisations, planning, organisation, factories, news, trauma, reduction, ventures, deaths, venture, laparoscopy, report.

Consonant match to operative:
operate of.

Words that sound like operative:
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