An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill. / A spy, secret agent, or detective. / A participant in an operation.

plural of operation

simple past tense and past participle of operate

(in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy / having undergone an operation

(UK) Alternative spelling of cooperate

(operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration.

(business, accounting) Any expense incurred in running a business, such as sales and administration, as opposed to production.

A subcontractor who may be a commercial carrier, but most often provides capacity (trucks and drivers, with or without trailers or chassis) to either commercial or private carriers under a contract for services.

(business) The business cycle from startup of operations to the profit; from obtaining the raw material, through designing and production, to the distribution and profits.

plural of operand