operative vs windtalker

windtalker vs operative

operative and windtalker both are nouns.

operative is an adjective but windtalker is not an adjective.

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

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

operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
windtalker: 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

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

operative (noun)	windtalker (noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations	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
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

operative (adjective)	windtalker (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 windtalker

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