strategist
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strategists
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of strategist
First recorded in 1830–40; strateg(y) + -ist
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Explanation
That guy who's really good at making a detailed plan for winning at Monopoly? He's a strategist, or an expert at strategy, or planning. The noun strategist is most commonly used to talk about military people who plan wars, but it's useful whenever you mention someone who is particularly good at making a plan in any kind of complex situation. A coach acts as a strategist when she makes a plan to help her team win the game. A busy mom could also be called a strategist when she has a system for getting a bunch of kids fed, clothed, and out the door to school on time.
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Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett has three key prerequisites for buying the market: that central banks stop tightening policy, U.S. 10-year yields decline to 4.5%
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
"Chinese technology shares have been under significant pressure, with investors concerned about weak domestic demand, intense competition and disappointing earnings," said Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at Saxo Markets.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
AI companies are struggling to communicate their potential to investors and the public, said Kinahan, a longtime options strategist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Amicus’ “By the People” series concluded last month with a live conversation with a spectacular panel of heavy hitters: political organizer Stacey Abrams, constitutional law scholar Daphna Renan, and movement strategist Ilyse Hogue.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Now that they were without her, Frank was the next best thing the group had to a military strategist.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Ralph Axel and Oliver Levingston, strategists at the investment bank, found that rates and oil have been dramatically correlated in the past few decades in the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Some investors, including strategists at hedge-fund firm Elliott Management, argue that an AI bubble has formed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
A data-center slowdown “should impact estimates for AI infrastructure stocks as well as cloud companies,” UBS strategists said in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But Goldman Sachs strategists see another possibility: that companies might accelerate construction before tougher rules arrive.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
They observe that, “surprisingly, strategists on both the left and right, despite their differences, converge on the individual as the unit of power.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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