operative vs undercover agent

undercover agent vs operative

operative and undercover agent both are nouns.

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

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

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

operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
undercover agent: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

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

operative (noun)	undercover agent (noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations	(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

operative (adjective)	undercover 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 undercover agent

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