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tactician

tactician

10 7.7
A person who plans careful moves to win in war or politics
  • noun
  • /tækˈtɪʃən/
translation icon : táctico
  • Mayor Street is a brilliant tactician and negotiator.
  • a military tactician

Cool under fire and a brilliant tactician, he was the ideal core commander in battle.

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Examples

  • During the battle, the general acted as a brilliant tactician, devising unexpected strategies to outmaneuver the enemy.

  • If we want to win this thing, we need the best tactician on the planet.

  • Cool under fire and a brilliant tactician, he was the ideal core commander in battle.

  • Some fans say that AW is a poor tactician; perhaps he should read your post!

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  • Davey is a master tactician who will outmanage his opponent 9 out of 10 times.

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  • Washington, on the other hand, was a brilliant tactician, winning with bold strokes and by outmaneuvering his opposition.

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  • James Bashir alone is one of the best boxing tacticians nowadays.

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  • By now he's a well tested, astute tactician and theoretician of war.

  • But Novak is a master tactician who exploits the players' weaknesses more than feeding to their strengths.

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  • An experienced manipulator and tactician, President Marcos repeatedly managed to divide his opponents and neutralize the press.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

maneuverer
vstactician
  • US
1 7.8

A person who plans and uses careful moves to get what they want

focuses on planning tactics mainly for military and strategic contexts

Antonyms

175 3.5

Done by someone who is not a professional and shows little skill

How Skilled

tactician
10 7.7
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

tactician singular
tacticians plural

Morphology

tactician = tactic (transparent) = tactic + ian

Formed by the noun 'tactic' plus the agentive suffix '-ian', yielding 'a person skilled in tactics', which is a straightforward and productive formation.

Etymology

Tactician comes from the familiar word tactic, which means a 'planned move', plus the ending -ian meaning 'person who does'. So a tactician is someone who arranges and plans moves carefully, especially in battle or strategy.