Operative and Serving

Operative

Operative adjective - Being in effective operation.

Usage example: the last operative bookbinder of its kind in the business

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Serving and operative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Serving" instead an adjective "Operative".

Serving noun - The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone.

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Operative and serving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Operative" instead an adjective "Serving".

Nearby Words: serve, service, servicing, servant, served

good	good operative	good serving
single	single operative	single serving
actual	actual operative	actual serving
experienced	experienced operative	experienced serving
Other adjectives: former, retired.

It's later revealed he's a retired US Marine Corps captain who flew ground-attack aircraft in Desert Storm, as well as later serving as an NSA operative.

Source: Badass Bookworm / Live-Action TV
Numbuh 362, or Rachel Mackenzie, from Codename: Kids Next Door through out most of the series carries out the title of Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door, with every KND Operative serving under her.

Source: Young and In Charge

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