windtalker vs operative

operative vs windtalker

windtalker and operative both are nouns.

windtalker is not an adjective while operative is an adjective.

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

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

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
operative: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

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

windtalker (noun)	operative (noun)
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	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

windtalker (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 windtalker and operative

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