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
And you need skill sets from across the board, from someone who’s a logistician to someone who’s just willing to do data entry, to crank numbers or names into a spreadsheet.
From Slate • Sep. 2, 2021
“As a logistician, this does not bother me,” Kennedy said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2019
Myra is a logistician and a Medic certified to Level 4 in space-related trauma, physical and psychological.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Moldeven, Meyer
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