operatives

op-er-a-tives · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of operative; workers, especially skilled workers in manufacturing.

  2. 2.

    Secret agents or spies; people who carry out covert activities.

  3. 3.

    People who work for a political organization or party.

Related words

See also: agents, operative, spies, workers

Etymology

Plural of operative, from Late Latin operativus ("creative, formative").