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All the people employed by a particular organization
“He worked as a computer operative at a local mail-order company.”
Plural for a secret agent engaging in espionage
“But neither one of these two fine Americans told me that she was an undercover operative at the CIA.”
Plural for a detective who carries out investigations, typically on behalf of private clients
“He had excellent peripheral vision, a valuable quality for a private operative to possess.”
Plural for a person who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand
Plural for a person who does or achieves something
Plural for a short-term, unofficial, or unofficially armed member of the Provisional IRA
Plural for a person whose job is to rivet
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