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| NOUN: | 1. One who labors: hand, laborer, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman. See WORK. 2. A person who secretly observes others to obtain information: agent, spy. Informal : spook. Idioms: secret (or undercover) agent. See INVESTIGATE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. In action or full operation: active, alive, functioning, going, operating, running, working. See ACTION, AWARENESS. 2. In effect: effective, operational. See BE. 3. Available for use: accessible, employable, open, operable, practicable, usable, utilizable. See POSSIBLE.
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