undercover agent vs operative

operative vs undercover agent

undercover agent and operative both are nouns.

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

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

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

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
operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

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

undercover agent (noun)	operative (noun)
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors	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

undercover agent (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 undercover agent and operative

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