Plural of operative

Forms of operative

Operatives in a sentence

• Practically 50 per cent of the female operatives are found in the two groups aged 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 years, while only 18.2 per cent of the female nonoperatives are found in these age groups.1916, Women in industry series, United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, page 366
• They swept the area for enemy operatives.From the entry for
• Already, U.S. operatives in both parties have made early efforts at using trolls for political gain.2019 November 19, Shashank Bengali, Evan Halper, “Troll armies, a growth industry in the Philippines, may soon be coming to an election…. From the entry troll
• It was the Amazing Dennis “Full” Price, another of our licensed operatives.2011, Jasper Fforde, Song of the Quarkbeast. From the entry unidentical
• The details of the items are drawn from the high-tech outfits it makes for SWAT Teams, CIA operatives and war snipers.2012 October 10, James Covert, “Massif’s combat wear goes upscale”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry sportjacket

Meaning of operative

1. adjective Effectual or important.
2. adjective Functional, in working order.
3. adjective Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.

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Questions about the plural of operative

What is the plural of operative?

The plural of operative is operatives.

Is operative countable?

Operative is a countable noun.