strategistn.
/ˈstratᵻdʒɪst/, U.S. /ˈstrædədʒəst/ 1. A person skilled in military strategy; a person whose job or role is to plan or direct the larger movements or long-term objectives of a battle, military campaign, etc. Now frequently in military strategist. Also in extended use.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planner
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society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > tactics > strategist or tactician
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1821 tr. Greek Inscription London Obelisk in Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 454/1 Considering..the Strategists, the Epistutists, the Thebarchons, the Royal Registrars, the Commanders of the troops.
1838 J. Mitchell Thoughts on Tactics 30 Strategy..presupposes in the strategist a perfect knowledge of tactics.
1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Books 286 He was a strategist rather than a drill-sergeant in verse.
1912 G. O. Trevelyan George III & Fox I. i. 18 The elder Pitt..was a maritime strategist of the highest order.
1959 W. Young Strategy for Survival iii. 32 The main argument against this policy is the danger of what strategists call escalation.
2002 Irish Post 28 Dec. 14/1 The Dublin-born man was probably the greatest military strategist of all time.
2. A person skilled in formulating or implementing a plan, scheme, or course of action, typically of a long-term or ambitious nature; (in later use chiefly) one employed to decide upon or implement policy within a particular field, esp. politics or finance.
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1894 St. G. H. Rathborne Miss Caprice ii. 14 John Craig throws himself forward, his whole effort being to crush the animal to the ground by his weight. It is the work of a strategist.
1911 H. Craik Life Ld. Clarendon I. iii. 74 Pym's wonderful astuteness as a parliamentary strategist.
1931 Motorboating Sept. 36/1 Wood, like every champion in every sport, is a real strategist.
1969 Washington Post 11 June b13/4 Republican strategists have been planning to launch a similar campaign for the 1970 Congressional election.
1998 K. Shamsie In City by Sea xxv. 203 He had seen several high-ranking military officers in whispered conversation with economic forecasters and financial strategists.
2008 New Statesman 17 Nov. 20/2 Obama's chief campaign strategist began his career as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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