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pattern – What is a Kebab™ word?

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Credit to JLee for starting this series of puzzles.
If a word conforms to a certain property, I call it a Kebab™ word. What is the rule that decides whether a word fits, and what is the purpose of the name?

Kebab™ word
Not Kebab™ word

operator
engineer

generic
bland

bargains
negotiations

fascinating
interesting

considerable
substantial

pilot
driver

conscious*
vigilant

bibliography*
citation

contribution**
improvement

kilometer**
fathom

instrumental**
key

distinguished**
composed

inspiration***
encouragement

Extra notes:
*: Large kebab
**: Multi kebab
***: Just showing off
CSV for analysis:
operator,engineer
generic,bland
bargains,negotiations
fascinating,interesting
considerable,substantial
pilot,driver
conscious,vigilant
bibliography,citation
contribution,improvement
kilometer,fathom
instrumental,key
distinguished,composed
inspiration,encouragement

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