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adjective
  1. being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
     Antonyms: inoperative Similar: at work, operant, effective, good, in effect, in force, operational, in operation, operating, working
  2. of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"
  3. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
    Synonyms: surgical Antonyms: medical Similar: preoperative, postoperative
noun
  1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
    Synonyms: intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent
  2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
    Synonyms: PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock

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