Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hotel detective | Yes | No | No | No |
operative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
hotel detective (noun) | operative (noun) |
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a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store | 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 |
hotel detective (adjective) | operative (adjective) |
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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 |