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Word "OPERATIVE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Synonyms:
intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Synonyms:
surgical
Examples:
operative dentistry

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
Synonyms:
pi, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock

Crossword Clues for OPERATIVE

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On hand The Times Sunday Cryptic 03 Aug 2025
Factory worker to do surgery on around four (9)
Worker functioning (9)
Revolutionary musical about Post Office worker The Telegraph Cryptic 19 May 2025
Skilled worker willing to help after leaving firm The Times Cryptic 13 May 2025
Worker working The Sun Two Speed 07 May 2025
Functioning The Sun Two Speed 07 May 2025
Workman to carry on business about four (9)
Secret agent in action The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Feb 2025
I tape over (anag) (9) The Guardian Quick 19 Dec 2024
Working, but not in surgery (9)
Effective fusion, at last, of music dramas from east and west
One labouring over a musical in retirement The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Sep 2024
Ring private involved with drug running (9)
We see an ape rove about in it exerting force
Undercover agent Commuter 02 May 2024
Factory employee may be working (9)
Worker The Telegraph Quick 02 Mar 2024
Old private moving around Europe working The Guardian Quiptic 26 Feb 2024
I rave about this poet being efficacious
Functioning The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2024
Worker working The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2024
Backing musical about 3 worker
It's efficacious to evict 100 from No 8
Show agent round when back working The Guardian Cryptic 24 May 2023
Worker’s musical production originally viewed in formal wear The Times Cryptic 19 Sep 2022
In effect, leads from Tristan and Isolde very emotional after a Wagner piece? The Guardian Cryptic 07 Jun 2022
I tape over wound in action The Telegraph Toughie 18 May 2022
Stage work the writer’s penning finally about worker The Times Cryptic 19 Apr 2022
Factory worker's first to offer musical theatre in recession
Valid snooper at ivermectin stores
Workman excited over pieta
PI or spy Newsday 01 May 2021
Agent New York Times 20 Mar 2021
Carmen, for instance, and Evita for the most part reviewed in Private Eye Irish Times Crosaire 08 Dec 2020
Significant work, musical, about to be brought back
Worker sees nothing for each musical rejected The Telegraph Cryptic 27 May 2020
Significant worker, one having special skills The Telegraph Cryptic 11 May 2020
Functioning The Telegraph Quick 22 Mar 2020
I have to support Aida, say -- tense worker The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Dec 2019
Crucial time I have after event at Sadler's Wells, maybe The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Oct 2019
On hand The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Aug 2019
American detective in force
Worker working The Sun Two Speed 02 Dec 2018
Functioning The Sun Two Speed 02 Dec 2018
Worker has to choose clothing a long time before I have
It's not out of order for Private Eye Irish Times Crosaire 26 Jun 2018
Skilled worker in force
Company abandons helpful worker The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Sep 2017
The setter's leaving nothing of importance working The Telegraph Toughie 24 Aug 2017
Working poet I rave about
Working poet I rave about The Times Cryptic 28 Nov 2016
Effective theatrical work, mostly a Lloyd Webber show sent up The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Jun 2016
Spy LA Times Daily 06 Mar 2016
Functioning musical taken up after music-drama falling short The Times Cryptic 25 Jan 2016
Worker old theatre brought back with return of musical show
Private detective New York Times 12 Dec 2015
In force The Telegraph Quick 24 Nov 2015
Private detective
Undercover agent
Upcoming musical about Post Office worker
Key
Functioning effectively
See 82-Down
Spy
Agent
Sleuth
In working order
Private eye
Secret agent
Garment worker or detective.
Working
Agent or artisan.
Detective.
Agent.
FBI agent.
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