tactician

noun

tac·​ti·​cian tak-ˈti-shən How to pronounce tactician (audio)
: one versed in tactics

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Bayer Leverkusen's tactician Xabi Alonso is the favourite to replace his former boss, and at a prematch press conference ahead of the Salzburg meeting, Ancelotti was asked if the reports were true. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Testifying on your own behalf in a high-profile case is a rare move that is fraught with risk, and one Madigan, a lawyer and legendary tactician, surely considered from every angle. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025 After Ukraine blunted Russia’s incursions and the two armies settled into opposing trench lines, tacticians in the two countries grasped the lethal punch, disruptive qualities and economic advantages of unmanned weapons. C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 And Suzanne, a tactician in clogs, takes advantage of Don’s fecklessness to argue her anti-vaccine position from a place of intuition and emotion that no marshalling of facts can combat — not in a circle that runs according to consensus, anyway. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tactician 

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French tacticien, from tactique tactic entry 1 + -ien -ian, as translation of New Latin tacticus, noun derivative of tacticus tactic entry 2

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tactician was in 1798

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“Tactician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactician. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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tactician

noun
tac·​ti·​cian tak-ˈtish-ən How to pronounce tactician (audio)
: one skilled in tactics
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