operative vs bridge agent

bridge agent vs operative

operative and bridge agent both are nouns.

operative is an adjective but bridge agent is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
operative	Yes	Yes	No	No
bridge agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bridge agent is a hyponym of operative; that is, bridge agent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than operative:

operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
bridge agent: an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area

Other hyponyms of operative include agent-in-place, agent provocateur, provocateur, case officer, codetalker, windtalker, foot, NOC, spy, undercover agent, walk-in.

operative (noun)	bridge agent (noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations	an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

operative (adjective)	bridge agent (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 operative and bridge agent

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