codetalker vs operative

operative vs codetalker

codetalker and operative both are nouns.

codetalker is not an adjective while operative is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
codetalker	Yes	No	No	No
operative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, operative is a hypernym of codetalker; that is, operative is a word with a broader meaning than codetalker:

codetalker: a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

Other hypernyms of codetalker include intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent.

codetalker (noun)	operative (noun)
a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II	someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations
	a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

codetalker (adjective)	operative (adjective)
	being in force or having or exerting force
	relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
	(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
	effective; producing a desired effect

Difference between codetalker and operative

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