Operative and Tool

Operative

Operative noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

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Tool and operative are semantically related in means topic. In some cases you can use "Tool" instead a noun "Operative".

Tool noun - An article intended for use in work.

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Operative and tool are semantically related in means topic. Sometimes you can use "Operative" instead a noun "Tool".

Nearby Words: tooling, toolbox, toolbar, toolroom

good	good operative	good tool
valuable	valuable operative	valuable tool
special	special operative	special tool
best	best operative	best tool
Other adjectives: perfect, single, effective, powerful, actual, dangerous, capable, new, political, mere, military, greatest.

Go Mad from the Revelation: A certain Homeworld operative spent much of his career hunting down the Grandfather's severed arm, to use as a bargaining tool against us.

Source: Franchise / Faction Paradox

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