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operative

 
 
/ˈɒpərətɪv/ noun [C] mainly US

Translation

someone who does secret work for a government or other organization
gizli görevli/ajan, devlet veya bir kurum adına gizli işler yapan kimse
a former CIA operative296683
(Definition of operative noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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