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
Tracker and operative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tracker" instead a noun "Operative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- agent and operative
- agent and tracker
- spy and operative
- spy and tracker
- investigator and operative
- investigator and tracker
- detective and operative
- detective and tracker
- gumshoe and operative
- gumshoe and tracker
- dick and operative
- dick and tracker
- private detective and operative
- private detective and tracker
Cite this Source
Tracker and Operative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/operative/tracker
Operative & Tracker. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/operative/tracker>.
Tracker or Operative. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/operative/tracker.
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