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strategist

strategist

137 5.1
A person who plans and directs actions in war or business
  • noun
  • /ˈstrætədʒɪst/
translation icon : estratega
  • The general was known as a brilliant strategist, expertly planning each military operation.
  • a political strategist
  • chief strategist
  • a military strategist

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Examples

  • Melanie was known as a genius strategist, the greatest teacher of advocacy ever.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle - after the victory has been won.

  • Breaking news this hour, the former chief strategist to the president has been arrested.

  • Only a brilliant strategist could beat me in a move.

  • In his secret heart, the Old Man knew that he was the greatest military strategist of all time.

  • Brent is our chief strategist in acquisitions.

  • Lee Atwater was a Republican strategist who worked in the Reagan White House.

  • The brigadier, a brilliant strategist, had been giving Michael's division plenty of trouble.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • If you're that athlete and coach to yourself, if you're a strategist, you know when to attack.

  • He might be one of the, the best strategists I've ever spoken to.

Synonyms

planner
vsstrategist
124 3.2

A person who makes plans for towns, buildings, or events

focuses on directing wide operations rather than making only practical project plans
strategian
vsstrategist
  • Archaic
9.5

A person who plans actions to win in war or competition

directs overall operations across military or business contexts rather than tactical plans

Antonyms

295 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

122 2.8

A person who does an activity like a sport or hobby for pleasure, not as a job

Compounds

A person who studies markets and advises investors on trading and investments

A person who plans marketing campaigns for businesses or products

A person who leads planning and sets the main strategy for a group

How Strategic

strategist
137 5.1
planner
124 3.2
tactician
10 7.7

Surface Forms

strategist singular
strategists plural

Morphology

strategist = strategy (transparent) = strategy + ist

The agentive suffix '-ist' added to 'strategy' yields 'one who practices or is skilled in strategy', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Strategist comes from an old Greek word strategos meaning 'army leader' and is the same root as strategy. So a strategist is literally a person who makes and directs the big plan, which is why we call military and business planners 'strategists'.