operative 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Hypernym
agent 2
noun
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
EnglishHyponym
agent-in-place 1
noun
an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
bridge agent 1
noun
an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
case officer 1
noun
an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
codetalker 1
noun
a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
