Fed
Fed noun - Any federal law-enforcement officer.
Operative
Operative noun - A person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons.
Usage example: set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In "Sinking", it appears that some of his desperation to reacquire Bo is driven by the fact that the military is getting fed up with his smug bullshit and his inability to produce a reliable psychic operative.
Source: Series / Believe
Cite this Source
Operative and Fed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fed/operative
Fed & Operative. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fed/operative>.
Operative or Fed. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fed/operative.
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