logistician
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of logistician1
First recorded in 1930–35; logistic(s) + -ian
Origin of logistician2
First recorded in 1930–35; logistic 2 + -ian
Example Sentences
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The St. Petersburg newspaper Fontanka, which has been investigating the Wagner group for years, wrote that Chekalov was Wagner's "logistician".
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023
Not for the first time, his craft seems to exist mainly for its own sake; it’s the hallmark of a filmmaker who’s more logistician than thinker, more technician than artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
There were plenty of doctors, counterterror experts, even a logistician who spoke about the need for stockpiling medical supplies.
From Slate ● May 14, 2019
Local health officials accompanied by a Doctors Without Borders logistician had investigated the cluster of deaths in January.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2014
Myra is a logistician and a Medic certified to Level 4 in space-related trauma, physical and psychological.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven
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