tactician
noun
tac·ti·cian
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Definition of tactician
: one versed in tactics
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Ulee’s face is the face of a Vietnam veteran, a grieving widower and a surprisingly shrewd tactician in a life-and-death emergency. — Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com, "Appreciation: The Peter Fonda role we should be talking about isn’t ‘Easy Rider,’ but ‘Ulee’s Gold’," 18 Aug. 2019 Ulee’s face is the face of a Vietnam veteran, a grieving widower and a surprisingly shrewd tactician in a life-and-death emergency. — Los Angeles Times, "Appreciation: ‘Easy Rider’ made Peter Fonda an icon. ‘Ulee’s Gold’ made him an actor to remember," 17 Aug. 2019 In many ways, while Shankly picked the team and handled the motivational side of the job, Paisley was the tactician. — SI.com, "Bob Paisley: The Understated Tactician Who Conquered All of Europe With Liverpool," 5 Aug. 2019 Ever the tactician, Nadella is changing the rules, instead. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Satya Nadella Cheated at ‘Civilization,’ Now He Wants to Conquer Cloud Gaming: A Q&A With Microsoft’s CEO," 27 July 2019 The weight of being an ace, in conjunction with a league-wide book on him, an early-season emphasis away from the slider that made him so dominant last season and this season’s juiced baseballs have made 2019 not so fun for the southpaw tactician. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Newman vs Kiz: What’s the No. 1 reason for the Rockies’ rough season?," 22 July 2019 Melissa Coleman-Reed plays Powell, the tenacious tactician who never loses heart in the most death-defying circumstances. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Men on Boats’ puts women at the helm of this thrill ride," 16 July 2019 Timing is everything, and Pelosi, a master tactician, understands that the legal and political seeds would have to flower first. — Jamie Hancock, Dallas News, "Ads target Cruz, 'anti-gay' lawmakers; D-FW could decide who runs the Texas House; Dallas council member's death," 18 July 2019 Pelosi, the smartest tactician in the House, recognized an opportunity to not only embarrass the President but also to smooth over some divisions in her own caucus. — Alana Abramson, Time, "Democrats Vote to Condemn Trump’s Racist Tweets. Republicans Use a Rule From 1801 to Defend Him," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tactician.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tactician
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tactician
: someone who is good at making plans in order to achieve particular goals
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