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operant
CIDE DICTIONARY
operant, a. [L. operans, p. pr. of operari. See Operate.].
Operative. Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
operant
actor, agent, architect, author, conductor, creator, doer, driver, engineer, executant, executor, executrix, fabricator, functionary, handler, maker, manipulator, medium, mover, operative, operator, performer, perpetrator, pilot, practitioner, prime mover, producer, runner, steersman, subject, workerFor further exploring for "operant" in Webster Dictionary Online